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Machado detained after day of protests

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CARACAS, Venezuela -- Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power.

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  1. New York Times

    Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Detained at Protest (opens New York Times)

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    Ms. Machado has garnered enormous support for her opposition to the country’s autocrat, Nicolás Maduro.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Venezuela opposition leader arrested a day before Maduro’s inauguration (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Machado has since been freed after a brief detention following an appearance at an anti-Maduro protest on Thursday.

  3. The Hill

    Venezuelan opposition leader detained ahead of Maduro’s inauguration (opens The Hill)

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    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was detained amid antigovernment protests in Caracas on Thursday, a day before President Nicolás Maduro is expected to be sworn in to a third full term in office.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Venezuela's opposition leader Machado briefly detained – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained at a protest march, local media and party officials reported. The opposition was back on the streets as Nicolas Maduro was preparing to be sworn in for a third term.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Venezuela’s opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s aides said she was detained on Thursday, followed moments later by official denials of her

  6. The Guardian

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado ‘kidnapped’, allies say (opens The Guardian)

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    Allies says leader ‘violently intercepted’ after sneaking out of hideout to lead protest against authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro

  7. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Venezuelan opposition leader Machado free after being ‘violently intercepted,’ her team says (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Abel Alvarado and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she is now safe after her aides said she was “intercepted” at a protest in Caracas on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration.

  8. The Boston Globe

    Venezuela’s opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Aides to Maria Corina Machado say the Venezuela opposition leader has been arrested when her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas.

  9. Voice of America

    Venezuela opposition leader free after brief detention, government denies involvement (opens Voice of America)

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    Maria Corina Machado had just emerged from hiding to attend protest, part of last-ditch attempt to block President Nicolas Maduro from clinging to power

  10. CBS News

    Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado arrested and released amid tense protest crackdown (opens CBS News)

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    Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested and released amid a tense protest crackdown.

  11. New York Post

    Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrested, motorcycle convoy fired at by security after protest against Maduro (opens New York Post)

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    Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday when her motorcycle convoy was fired upon by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas.

  12. The American Conservative

    Venezuelan Opposition Leader Detained, Freed (opens The American Conservative)

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    State of the Union: María Corina Machado was briefly detained by Venezuelan security forces the day before Maduro’s inauguration.

  13. CNN

    Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado free after being ‘violently intercepted’, her team says (opens CNN)

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    Machado’s appearance at the rally was her first public appearance in months, since a government crackdown on Venezeulan opposition figures and their supporters last year.

  14. Fox News

    Details of Venezuelan opposition leader's possible arrest remain unclear amid Maduro inauguration resistance (opens Fox News)

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    Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's aides claim she was detained Thursday, despite denials by the country's socialist government.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Machado detained after day of protests (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    CARACAS, Venezuela -- Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power.

  16. Latin Times

    Venezuela Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Reappears After Alleged Abduction By Maduro Regime (opens Latin Times)

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    According to her team, she was detained and then released after being forced to record a video

  17. Al Jazeera

    Venezuelan opposition leader arrested on eve of Maduro swearing-in (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested after appearing in public for the first time in months.

  18. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrested after protest (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Thursday, Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested while leaving an anti-government protest in Caracas, Lebanon's parliament elected a new president, Gaza health officials say the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has now topped 46,000 people and Defense Se…

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