Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.
![Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures next to his wife Cilia Flores as they leave the Capitolio -home of the National Assembly- after taking the oath during the presidential inauguration in Caracas on January 10, 2025. Maduro, in power since 2013, took the oath of office for a third term despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony's eve. [Juan Barreto/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AFP__20250110__36TD2JX__v1__HighRes__VenezuelaInaugurationMaduro_cropped-1736540032.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
A new wave of protest accompanied Maduro’s inauguration, after a contested July election spurred fraud accusations.
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Machado has since been freed after a brief detention following an appearance at an anti-Maduro protest on Thursday.
President Maduro said the group included mercenaries and ‘hit men’, describing two US detainees as ‘very high level’.
Edmundo Gonzalez, who competed against Nicolas Maduro in July elections, says masked men abducted son-in-law in Caracas.
The Maduro government says it has released a total of 1,515 people detained during its post-election crackdown.
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About 2,000 demonstrators were jailed following disputed July vote, in which Maduro declared himself victor.
Commissioner Volker Turk indicates he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the violence following Venezuela’s contested election.
The government has taken steps to release some arrested in post-election crackdown but continues to pressure opposition.
