Overview

• Palazzo Chigi said Giorgia Meloni spoke on Sept. 26 with Armanda Colusso, reiterating personal support and the government’s plan to use all practicable avenues for a positive outcome.
• Italy’s head of mission in Caracas visited Alberto Trentini in prison on Sept. 23, marking a rare instance of consular access.
• Trentini, a 46-year-old Humanity & Inclusion worker, has been held since Nov. 15, 2024 at El Rodeo I near Caracas on terrorism-related allegations described in reporting as pretextual.
• The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has deemed the detention a situation of “serious and irreparable risk,” with only two brief phone calls to family reported since May.
• Rome has intensified engagement on the case, appointing special envoy Luigi Vignali and resuming contacts with Caracas through Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli.