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Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa detained by heavily armed men hours after being freed from prison

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By Diego Mendoza, Ruben Correa, Gonzalo Zegarra, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN (CNN) — Key Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested by heavily armed men on Sunday night, his supporters said, just hours after he had been released from a jail where he was held as a political prisoner.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa freed after 8 months in prison (opens MyNorthwest)

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    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa on Sunday was released after more than eight months in prison, he said in a video

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Key Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa freed from prison (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa, a key ally of María Corina Machado, has been released after more than eight months in prison.

  3. CBS News

    Venezuela releases opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa after 8 months in prison (opens CBS News)

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    Juan Guanipa, one of the closest allies of opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado, had been held at a detention facility since May 2025.

  4. Deutsche Welle

  5. Washington Examiner

    Venezuela orders rearrest of opposition leader hours after prison release (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Venezuela's opposition leader demanded the immediate release of Juan Pablo Guanipa, who was kidnapped by "heavily" armed men.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Venezuela rearrests opposition figure Guanipa after release: Prosecutor (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Public prosecutor says Guanipa placed under house arrest, as opposition figure’s son, allies decry ‘kidnapping’.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa detained by heavily armed men hours after being freed from prison (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Diego Mendoza, Ruben Correa, Gonzalo Zegarra, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN (CNN) — Key Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested by heavily armed men on Sunday night, his supporters said, just hours after he had been released from a jail where he was held as a political prisoner.

  8. Fox News

    Venezuelan opposition leader seized by armed men after being released from jail (opens Fox News)

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    Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado said ally Juan Pablo Guanipa was seized in Caracas shortly after being freed from jail, as authorities alleged he violated release terms.

  9. New York Post

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa released from prison after eight months (opens New York Post)

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    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa on Sunday was released after more than eight months in prison for what are widely considered to be politically motivated accusations.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Venezuela opposition figure kidnapped hours after release from jail (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Juan Pablo Guanipa has been kidnapped by "heavily armed men" in Caracas, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Key Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa ‘kidnapped’ by heavily armed men after being freed from prison, allies say (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Diego Mendoza, Ruben Correa, Gonzalo Zegarra, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN (CNN) — A key Venezuelan opposition figure, Juan Pablo Guanipa, was kidnapped

  12. New York Post

    Juan Pablo Guanipa, ally of Venezuelan opposition leader Machado, kidnapped hours after prison release (opens New York Post)

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    Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday that close ally Juan Pablo Guanipa was kidnapped in ‍Caracas around midnight, just hours after his release from prison.

  13. The Guardian

    Venezuela’s Machado says close ally kidnapped by ‘heavily armed’ men hours after prison release (opens The Guardian)

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    Juan Pablo Guanipa was ‘violently’ taken from a residential neighbourhood in Caracas, according to opposition leader María Corina Machado

  14. NBC News

    Armed men seize just-freed Venezuela opposition politician (opens NBC News)

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    Venezuelan authorities on Sunday said they were seeking court approval to put prominent opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa under house arrest, shortly after he was seized by armed men in Caracas in what his son called a kidnapping

  15. Breitbart News

    Venezuela Abducts Opposition Political Prisoner Hours After 'Release' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was rearrested 12 hours after being released from prison.

  16. Deutsche Welle

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