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A glimmer of hope for democracy in Venezuela as opponents test the limits of free speech
Amnesty plans and prisoner releases signal a cautious political thaw as opposition figures and independent media cautiously resume activity in Venezuela.
- Last week, Venezuela's private media began reopening airwaves to critical voices, while opponents and regular Venezuelans started protesting and re-emerging from hiding.
- Under U.S. pressure, the opening is unfolding as the Trump administration guides policy from Washington using financial incentives and threats, while Delcy Rodríguez, acting president, created an advisory commission led by Culture Minister Ernesto Villegas.
- Released prisoners and activists are publicly recounting abuse after release, exemplified by Andrés Velásquez's Jan. 19 videos backing Maduro's removal and Carlos Julio Rojas speaking out after 638 days imprisoned.
- Opposition figures remain cautious because Rodríguez still controls security forces, and Pedro Vaca says 'this does not mark a democratic turning point.'
- A general amnesty could free hundreds, setting the stage for planned public events in the coming weeks even as Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello accuses media of aiding plots.
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Andrés Velásquez did not stay to become another critic of the government jailed after Venezuela's presidential election of 2024.
Venezuelan Opposition Voices Reappear as Fear Loosens Under Washington's Shadow
In Caracas, a bearded former governor records himself outside a notorious prison and says the quiet part aloud. Since Maduro's ouster by the U.S., critics are testing speech again, while an amnesty promise raises a more complex question: who controls what comes next? The post Venezuelan Opposition Voices Reappear as Fear Loosens Under Washington’s Shadow appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.
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