Venezuelan opposition members endure year-long confinement in Argentina's embassy

Venezuelan opposition members endure year-long confinement in Argentina's embassy

A year has passed since six key members of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s campaign team sought refuge in Argentina’s embassy in Caracas to evade arrest by Nicolás Maduro’s regime.

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Pedro Urruchurtu, Magallí Meda, Claudia Macero, Humberto Villalobos and Ómar González, all of Corina Machado's collaborators, entered the residence on March 20, 2024 after the Prosecutor's Office announced an arrest warrant against them.González Urrutia considered the five asylum-seekers as "rehenes," who, he added, have been "isolated, deprived of light, water and food."

On March 20, 2024, in the midst of an electoral campaign in Venezuela, Chavismo issued arrest warrants against the six main members of the team of opposition candidate María Corina Machado. They were accused of terrorism, conspiracy and treason to the homeland. Magalli Meda, Pedro Urruchurtu, Claudia Macero, Humberto Villalobos, Omar González and Fernando Martínez Móttola avoided going to prison by taking refuge in the Argentine embassy in Carac…

Five opponents celebrate this Thursday a year of having entered the residence of the Embassy of Argentina in Venezuela - currently guarded by Brazil-, a decision that has put international law to the test after the rupture of diplomatic relations between Caracas and Buenos Aires.

A year under siege: Meet the Venezuelan leaders trapped in an embassy

Five members of Venezuela’s opposition have sought refuge inside the Argentinian embassy, fearing arrest and repression.