The head of state warned that "we are in the presence of a new digital colonialism to impose the obscurantism of the oligarchic dominion". | Photo: Presidential Press

Caracas, June 29 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ratified on Monday his solidarity with the struggle of the Colombian people who have been mobilized for two months against the neoliberal policies of the government presided by Iván Duque.

During the presentation of the Simon Bolivar 2021 National Journalism Award, Nicolas Maduro said: "From Venezuela, we cry out for the families of the victims of the disappeared and murdered in Colombia."

He also recalled that on Saturday the 45th massacre registered in that country so far in 2021 was denounced, "but according to these media, in Colombia there is a democracy and an exemplary government."

Likewise, he stressed that there is a popular rejection that exceeds 80 percent against Duque and former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez.  "Today marks two months of continuous protest by the Colombian people against the mafia in power."