{"id":1456,"date":"2026-02-09T21:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2026-02-09T21:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:10:34","slug":"machado-says-venezuelan-opposition-leader-guanipa-seized-after-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1456","title":{"rendered":"Machado says Venezuelan opposition leader Guanipa seized after release"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mar\u00eda Corina Machado<\/u><\/a> said Monday that a Venezuelan opposition leader was seized in Caracas shortly after being released from jail.<\/p>\n

Machado wrote in a post on X that Juan Pablo Guanipa, a key ally, was kidnapped by heavily armed men in civilian clothing in the Los Chorros area of the capital.<\/p>\n

“We demand his immediate release,” she said.<\/p>\n

Alfredo Romero, the president of the\u00a0Venezuelan human rights<\/u><\/a> group Foro Penal, said 35 political prisoners were released on Sunday, including Guanipa, who was initially arrested in May.<\/p>\n

US MOVES FAST TO REOPEN VENEZUELA EMBASSY AFTER YEARSLONG FREEZE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and Juan Pablo Guanipa participate in an anti-government protest on Jan. 9, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela.<\/span> (Alfredo Lasry R\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Reuters reported that Venezuelan authorities were seeking court approval to place Guanipa under house arrest.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s Public Ministry alleged that he violated the terms of his release but provided no additional details and did not say whether he had been re-arrested.<\/p>\n

Guanipa\u2019s Primero Justicia party said on X that he was forced into a silver Toyota Corolla during the incident.<\/p>\n

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Juan Pablo Guanipa, opposition leader and recently released from prison, visits relatives of political prisoners near the El Helicoide detention center in Caracas on Feb. 8, 2026.<\/span> (Jesus Vargas\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“We hold\u00a0Delcy Rodr\u00edguez<\/u><\/a>, Jorge Rodr\u00edguez, and Diosdado Cabello responsible for any harm to Juan Pablo’s life,” the party wrote. “We call on the international community for the immediate release of Juan Pablo Guanipa and for an immediate and unconditional end to the persecution of the opposition.”<\/p>\n

The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

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Rodr\u00edguez has been serving as the interim president of Venezuela since the U.S. capture of\u00a0Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/u><\/a> and his wife Cilia Flores earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Venezuela\u2019s Vice President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez speaks during the presentation of the 2025 budget bill at the National Assembly in Caracas on Dec. 3, 2024.<\/span> (Juan Barreto\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In late January, President Donald Trump<\/a> said Venezuela was releasing political prisoners at a “rapid rate,” praising the move as a “powerful humanitarian gesture” by the country\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

An estimated 687 political prisoners remain in custody in Venezuela as of Feb. 2, according to Foro Penal.<\/p>\n

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Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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