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Just over a week since her return to the country, Maria Corina Machado visits one of Venezuela’s most notorious prisons, speaking to political prisoners using a megaphone ->
For @WPLGLocal10
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Maria Corina Machado just visited Rodeo 1, a prison where dozens of political prisoners remain.
Human rights groups estimate that there are still well over 300 political prisoners who have not been freed following the capture of Maduro.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigns amid conflict of interest allegations involving links to a digital bank.
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Venezuela, 10 meses después, parece que empezó la transición elpais.com/america/2026-10-3…
Maria Corina Machado says she envisions a truth commission to investigate crimes committed during the Chavez and Maduro government.
“Venezuela needs justice, not impunity.”
Maria Corina Machado on how she was able to return to Venezuela: says she learned from her prior attempts and that “they didn’t see it coming.”
Maria Corina Machado says she has not heard from US officials or the interim authorities in Venezuela since her return to the country
Maria Corina Machado is giving her first public statements in Caracas since returning to Venezuela on Sunday.
Maria Corina Machado thanks Donald Trump and Marco Rubio for the January 3rd operation to remove Nicolas Maduro during first statements since returning to Caracas.
Maria Corina Machado to make her first public statements at any moment following her return to Venezuela.
This is the atmosphere at the university where she will speak.
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El Departamento del Tesoro estadounidense levanta las sanciones económicas contra Jorge Rodríguez, líder de la Asamblea Nacional y hermano de la presidenta interina de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez #AFP
US Attorney General Todd Blanche confirms that Alvaro Pulido, an associate of former Maduro fixer Alex Saab, has been arrested by US authorities.
🚨 Law enforcement on the @HSTaskForce arrested Alvaro Pulido Vargas where he now faces two separate federal indictments in the U.S. from 2019 and 2021 involving an alleged multibillion-dollar Venezuelan money laundering and bribery schemes tied to the Maduro regime.
His alleged actions show a blatant disregard to the Venezuelan people by corrupting government programs intended to provide critical food, medicine, and housing for personal enrichment and exploiting the American financial system to do it. No amount of time or distance will stop @TheJusticeDept from working with our federal law enforcement and international partners to pursue these criminals and bring them to justice in an American courtroom.
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Venezuela has so far been silent about the arrest, reflecting the challenge @delcyrodriguezv faces appeasing ruling elites that want her to resist pressure by Trump to round up scores of insiders wanted for crimes ranging from bribery to drug trafficking.
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Venezuelans have developed a tendency to look to distant historical episodes for answers. In 2026, democratization in 🇪🇸 has been the subject of debate and comparisons.
@AndreaMesaN and @cpiconball here explore whether Delcy is following the Suárez track👇caracaschronicles.com/2026/1…
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new charges over the alleged torture of Americans held in Venezuelan government custody in recent years, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. cnn.it/4hxTGOl
One of Maria Corina Machado's top aides returns to Venezuela, even as she says she has been blocked from returning.
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Opposition figures continue returning to Venezuela.
Claudia Macero, a top advisor to Maria Corina Machado who spent over a year in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, just arrived at Caracas’ main airport.
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#ÚLTIMAHORA | Delcy Rodríguez dice en la ONU que en Venezuela habrá elecciones.
Several reports that Maria Corina Machado unsuccessfully attempted to return to Venezuela on Tuesday
#ATENCIÓN | Este martes se confirmó que la líder de la democracia, María Corina Machado, en Venezuela ha hecho tres intentos para poder regresar al país en las últimas horas.