Venezuela’s Machado says close ally kidnapped by ‘heavily armed’ men hours after prison release

<p>Juan Pablo Guanipa was ‘violently’ taken from a residential neighbourhood in Caracas, according to opposition leader María Corina Machado</p><p>Venezuelan opposition leader <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/maria-corina-machado">María Corina Machado</a> said on Monday one of her closest allies was kidnapped hours after being released from prison.</p><p>The government had released several prominent opposition members from prison on Sunday after lengthy politically motivated detentions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/09/machado-ally-juan-pablo-guanipa-kidnapped-venezuela">Continue reading...</a>