Venezuela Faces Escalating Repression and Armed Militias Amid Political Turmoil
TL;DR
Following Nicolás Maduro's capture by US forces, Venezuelan paramilitary groups known as colectivos, led by Diosdado Cabello, have intensified efforts to suppress dissent, including checkpoints, searches, and detentions, as the regime seeks to maintain control amid a state of emergency and ongoing repression.
- Mobs of motorcycle-riding armed militia hunt Venezuelan streets for Trump supporters as crackdown intensifies Fox News
- Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela The Washington Post
- Days after US attack, weary but resilient Venezuelans try to return to normal amid fears of repression CNN
- Armed militias deployed in Venezuela as regime attempts to impose authority The Guardian
- Venezuelan security forces detain journalists from foreign news organisations BBC
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