[Venezuela] Strategic developments: Arrests

On 8 April 2025, in Caracas (Distrito Capital), state security forces arrested two journalists from the news outlet Impacto Venezuela. The National College of Journalists (CNP) claimed their detention could be related to a report they produced on a suspected increase in robberies in Caracas. Days before the report was published, Diosdado Cabello had questioned the veracity of statements circulating on social media from individuals who claimed they had recently been robbed in Caracas. He stated that the publications were part of a campaign intended to provoke fear among the population and to portray repatriated Venezuelans as criminals. A journalist from the governmental agency Venezuela News also questioned the report prior to the arrest. Following the arrest, Diosdado Cabello criticized the piece on his television show. The journalists were convicted of incitement to hatred and the publication of fake news. She was incarcerated at INOF, and he at El Rodeo II.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-08

Country

Venezuela

Event type

strategic

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