Venezuelan Rights Advocate Carlos Correa Released After Nine Days in Detention

Correa's release follows international pressure on President Maduro's government, accused of suppressing dissent during his contentious third-term inauguration.

• Carlos Correa, director of the NGO Espacio Publico, was detained on January 7 and released early on January 16 after nine days in custody.
• Correa's detention occurred during a crackdown on opposition figures and activists ahead of Nicolas Maduro's swearing-in for a disputed third presidential term.
• Rights groups, including Amnesty International and the UN human rights chief, condemned his detention as politically motivated and called for his release.
• Correa was reportedly brought before an anti-terrorism court, but details of the charges against him remain unclear, according to his wife.
• Under Maduro's leadership, Venezuela has faced increasing restrictions on press freedom, with over 400 media outlets shut down in the past two decades, according to Espacio Publico.

3 Articles

Al Jazeera