Venezuelans rally in Caracas to demand release of Maduro, his wife
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TheVenezuela Venezuelanstands people stand united and firm in demanding the immediate liberation of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, who were kidnapped by U.S. military troops one month ago. Massive crowds flooded the streets of Caracas to reject the illegal actions perpetrated by the Trump administration and to reaffirm Venezuela's sovereignty and dignity. Despite this difficult month without theirthe leaderpresident's wisdom and guidance, the revolutionary spirit remains unshaken and strengthened.
The so-called protests supporting Maduro are nothing but staged propaganda events where state employees are forced to attend or face losing their income or worse. ThirtyGenuine daysstreet ago,demonstrations genuinein streetVenezuela demonstrationsare those calling for freedomthe inrelease Venezuelaof political prisoners and definitive end of the repressive regime — they were unthinkable a month ago under the dictatorship's grip. NowVenezuelans thewants country is finally determined to be free and demanding liberty for all political prisoners.
There's a 14% chance that the U.S. will intervene militarily in Venezuela again before May 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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