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Caracas Marks Sixth Straight Day of Protests Demanding Maduro’s Release After Reported U.S. Capture

Venezuelan officials call for a nationwide mobilization to secure the pair’s return.

Overview

  • Social movements drew thousands into the streets of Caracas on Friday, continuing consecutive daily marches demanding freedom for Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.
  • News reports citing official sources say U.S. forces seized the couple following a bombing last weekend and transferred them to a prison in New York.
  • Education Minister Héctor Rodríguez asserted that chavismo must lead the response and announced a "great process of mobilization and agitation" to press for their release.
  • Nicolás Maduro Guerra thanked supporters and urged unity and confidence in the government’s efforts to free his parents.
  • In Mexico City, roughly 4,000 people marched peacefully to denounce U.S. intervention and call for Maduro’s release, according to AFP reporters.