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 Nicolás Maduro by US forces.
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.
Foreign news media have long faced restrictions in Venezuela, with very few being granted visas to work in the country.
Their detention came as Delcy Rodríguez 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.
I mean as someone disliking interference in media can you blame them given how many “news” orgs are essentially cheering on this blatant act of war.
Doesn’t help that the CIA has been caught posing as journalists to get into countries they normally wouldn’t be allowed into.
They cheer on it because a huuuge proportion of the population cheers on it (plus the typical propaganda, no denying that).