More than a dozen media workers were detained on Monday while covering events in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, including a march in support of ousted President Nicolas Maduro and the swearing-in of the country’s new legislature, the South American nation’s press association said. All 14 of those detained were later released, the press association (SNTP) said on X, though one was a foreign journalist who was deported. SNTP said that those detained included 11 people working with international media outlets and one with a national outlet.
Reuters was unable to independently confirm all of the detentions. Venezuela’s information ministry, which handles all contact with the government, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the detentions. Venezuela’s ministry of communications also did not respond to requests for comment.
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and CNN did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reuters also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The press detentions come after the US military detained Maduro in an overnight operation at the weekend.
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On Monday the deposed leader pleaded not guilty to narcoterrorism charges in a New York court. His vice-president, Delcy Rodriguez, has since taken the reins as interim leader.
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