The Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) spread a christmas message addressed to Venezuelans in which he called for reflection on the deep political and social crisis that the country is going through, while insisting on the release of all political prisoners as an indispensable condition to move towards national reconciliation and democratic recovery.
In the statement, the opposition coalition stressed that these dates, traditionally associated with family unity, are marked for millions of Venezuelans by the absence, uncertainty and injusticedue to political persecution and the deprivation of liberty of citizens “solely for expressing their ideas.”
“There is no room for empty speeches or for gestures that ignore the reality that millions of Venezuelans live,” warned the Unitary Platform, noting that No society can advance as long as persecution replaces justice and fear tries to impose itself on conscience..
The PUD emphasized that the existence of political prisoners cannot be assumed as a normal or acceptable fact, and stressed that A shared future cannot be built while fundamental rights are violated. In that sense, he insisted that the freedom of those who remain detained for political reasons is an essential step to open a real path towards peace, reconciliation and democratic institutions.
Conviction with Venezuela
Despite the difficult context, the opposition alliance reaffirmed its confidence in the country’s ability to resist, rediscover and rebuildhighlighting that hope does not arise from oblivion, but from the conviction that Venezuela deserves a different destiny, where no one is persecuted or punished for thinking differently.
“The commitment to freedom is the first step of any true change,” says the text, which calls for taking advantage of this time of reflection to reaffirm the defense of human dignity as the central axis of national life.
The Unitary Platform reiterated that it will continue raising our voice in the face of every injusticeaccompanying citizen demands and working steadily so that popular sovereignty, justice, freedom and dignity once again become a reality in Venezuelan homes.
ANDl statement concludes with a call for unity and solidarity, stating that Venezuela can only be rebuilt from the truth, a firm commitment to its people and unrestricted respect for human rights..
