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.

Machado was released after a brief detention while leaving a protest in Caracas Thursday on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration.

President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was detained at a march in Caracas on Thursday in her first public appearance in months and her ally, former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, demanded she be freed immediately.

The Comando Venezuela, the campaign team of opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, denounced the “kidnapping” and subsequent release of political leader María Corina Machado, after she led a demonstration in Caracas on the eve of the Venezuelan presidential inauguration.

She’s risking her life by fighting the Venezuelan regime and was briefly held by armed goons.

Maria Corina Machado, a 57-year-old engineer with rock-star appeal, became the fearless figurehead of Venezuela's opposition after being barred from challenging strongman Nicolas Maduro in elections last July. On Thursday, she was "forcibly detained," then ...

This development comes at a time when Venezuela is already grappling with significant political and social upheaval. The arrest order against María Corina Machado is likely to further inflame the ...

Police are out in force in the streets of Venezuela’s capital as the opposition calls for major anti-government protests.

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, was arrested on Thursday while leading a protest against the swearing in of autocratic president Nicolás Maduro.

I'm good, I'm safe,” Machado said, adding “Venezuela will be free.” Supporters are protesting against President Nicolas Maduro.

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