Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken around midnight in a residential neighborhood of the capital, Caracas, María Corina Machado said.
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday said one of her closest allies was kidnapped hours after being released from prison.Machado said on social media that Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken around midnight in a residential neighborhood of the capital, Caracas. “Heavily armed men, dressed in civilian clothes, arrived in four vehicles and violently took him away,” she posted on X. “We demand his immediate release.” Juan Pablo Guanipa, seen here after his release from prison in Caracas on Feb. 8, 2026, has reportedly been abducted.has faced mounting pressure to free hundreds of people whose detentions months or years ago have been linked to their political activities. The releases also followed a visit to Venezuela of representatives of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.Nicolás Maduro Some of those freed Sunday joined families waiting outside prisons for their loved ones to be released. They chanted “We are not afraid! We are not afraid!” and marched a short distance.“I am convinced that our country has completely changed,” Guanipa, a former governor, had told reporters hours after his release. “I am convinced that it is now up to all of us to focus on building a free and democratic country.”Venezuelan-based prisoners’ rights group Foro Penal confirmed the release of at least 30 people Sunday. In addition to Guanipa, Machado’s political organization said several of its members were among the released, including María Oropeza,Alfredo Romero, president of Foro Penal, expressed serious concern over Guanipa’s disappearance. “So far, we have no clear information about who took him,” he said on X. “We hope he will be released immediately.”By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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