{"id":30243,"date":"2026-01-07T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30243"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:01:15","slug":"venezuelan-security-forces-detain-journalists-from-foreign-news-organisations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/01\/07\/venezuelan-security-forces-detain-journalists-from-foreign-news-organisations\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan security forces detain journalists from foreign news organisations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro by US forces.<\/b><\/p>\n

The union representing media workers in Venezuela said all but one of those detained were employed by foreign news organisations and were released later on Monday, with one reporter deported.<\/p>\n

Foreign news media have long faced restrictions in Venezuela, with very few being granted visas to work in the country.<\/p>\n

Their detention came as Delcy Rodr\u00edguez was sworn in as the interim president and shortly after she said that she was willing to co-operate with the Trump administration, which has said it would “run” Venezuela.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The union said the media workers were detained by Venezuelan security forces at the National Assembly and its environs, and in the neighbourhood of Altamira – all in the capital, Caracas.<\/p>\n

At least two of them were seized by agents working for Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency, while others were detained by Venezuela’s intelligence service.<\/p>\n

They said they had their equipment searched, their phones checked and their social media posts and messages read, the union statement added.<\/p>\n

A Colombian and a Spanish reporter were also detained at Venezuela’s border with Colombia near C\u00facuta.<\/p>\n

The two reporters were held for hours incommunicado before being released back into Colombia, the statement said.<\/p>\n

The union called the incidents “alarming” and called for the release of 23 media workers who remain in detention in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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