07/05/2026
Today, July 5th, Venezuela commemorates 215 years since its Declaration of Independence.
But today, our homeland remains captive under a destructive regime that not only subjugates, persecutes, and tortures the Venezuelan people, but has also shown absolute incompetence and indifference in the face of our people’s suffering.
In response to the catastrophe caused by the earthquakes, the regime did not merely fail to respond, they did something even worse. They left us helpless, abandoned, and vulnerable because of the level of corruption, institutional destruction, and indifference it has imposed on the country.
Every criminal who has destroyed, repressed, and abandoned Venezuela must be held accountable.
Our souls are wounded by so many Venezuelans who have lost their lives, by so many families who remain on the streets, and by so many others who, separated by forced distance, are living this pain from afar with broken hearts.
On this day, the call is to our brave people: to reflect on where we come from, what we are made of, and to recognize the immense courage of Venezuelans who, both inside and outside the country, continue to resist with dignity.
The future is ours.
It lives in our people, in our memory, in our strength, and in our determination to be free again.
Venezuela was born to be free.
And free it shall be again.
🇻🇪 Happy July 5th, Venezuela.
