Tag: Juan Pablo Guanipa

• Tuesday, February 10th 2026 - 20:59 UTC

  Families of political prisoners protest outside Venezuela’s National Assembly, question amnesty bill

  

  Families of political prisoners and activists gathered on Tuesday outside Venezuela’s National Assembly in central Caracas, calling for the release of detainees who remain behind bars and challenging the scope of a government-backed amnesty bill.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 12:41 UTC

  Venezuela re-arrests opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa hours after release

  

  Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was re-arrested only hours after leaving prison, in a move that sparked renewed accusations of political persecution and raised fresh questions about the scope of the government’s ongoing release process amid a pending amnesty bill.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 04:05 UTC

  Venezuela frees Juan Pablo Guanipa and members of María Corina Machado’s inner circle

  

  Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa and several close collaborators of anti-government figure María Corina Machado were released from detention in Venezuela on Sunday, in a new round of politically sensitive releases that rights groups say must be measured not only by numbers but also by whether detainees regain full civil and political rights.

• Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 20:42 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa arrested ahead of Sunday elections

  

  Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of presidential candidate María Corina Machado, was arrested by government forces on Friday, just two days before the country’s regional and legislative elections.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 08:04 UTC

  Venezuelan hospitals poorly supplied to combat the pandemic and with chronic shortages of water and power

  

  Venezuela's western Zulia state has emerged as a hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic as poorly supplied hospitals and chronic shortages of water and power make it difficult to prevent the disease from spreading.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Venezuelan forces impede opposition lawmakers from entering parliament

  

  Venezuelan security forces prevented opposition lawmakers from entering the parliament building for a session on Tuesday, a week after the top court stripped several lawmakers of their immunity amid a political crisis in the South American country.