Venezuelan security forces detain journalists as armed police patrol streets
BBC••general
Key Points:
- At least 14 journalists, mostly from foreign media, were detained in Venezuela while covering the aftermath of the US seizure of Nicolás Maduro; all but one were released the same day, with one reporter deported.
- Detentions occurred near the National Assembly and Altamira in Caracas, involving searches of equipment, phones, and social media by Venezuelan security and intelligence forces.
- Two reporters were also detained near the Colombia-Venezuela border in Cúcuta but were later released; the Venezuelan media union called these incidents alarming and urged the release of 23 media workers still detained.
- The crackdown extends beyond journalists, with heavy police and military presence, armed pro-government groups patrolling neighborhoods, and widespread fear limiting free speech among
