{"id":2567733,"date":"2026-02-09T00:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-opposition-figure-kidnapped-hours-after-release-from-jail\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T00:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:51:39","slug":"venezuela-opposition-figure-kidnapped-hours-after-release-from-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-opposition-figure-kidnapped-hours-after-release-from-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela opposition figure kidnapped hours after release from jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvenezuela-opposition-figure-kidnapped-hours-after-release-from-jail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567733&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Venezuela\u2019s opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa, head of the Justice First party, was kidnapped in Caracas by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/11-arrested-after-standoff-between-ma-state-troopers-and-group-of-armed-men-in-tactical-gear-shuts-down-i-95\/\" title=\"11 Arrested After Standoff Between MA State Troopers And Group Of Armed Men In Tactical Gear Shuts Down I-95\">heavily armed men<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-blames-capitol-attack-on-fake-trump-supporters\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson blames Capitol attack on \u2018fake Trump supporters\u2019\">civilian clothes<\/a> who arrived in four vehicles and forcibly took him away in the Los Chorros area just hours after his release from more than eight months in prison. The kidnapping was announced by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who posted an urgent international alert and demanded his immediate release. guanipa\u2019s party said that Vice President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez and other officials would be held responsible for any harm to Guanipa\u2019s life and urged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-suspends-invitation-to-president-trump-from-future-conferences-opens-this-years-globalist-fest-with-chinese-leader-xi-jinping\/\" title=\"World Economic Forum Susp...s Invitation to President Trump from Future Conferences \u2013 Opens This Year\u2019s Globalist Fest with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping\">international community<\/a> to intervene and end the persecution of the opposition. The move comes as the regime has appeared weakened after the U.S. action against Maduro, though rodr\u00edguez has taken power under important restrictions. Machado suggested elections could occur within less than a year. This remains a developing story.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Venezuela opposition figure kidnapped hours after release from prison<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2488382\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Venezuelan politician Juan Pablo Guanipa has been kidnapped by &ldquo;heavily armed men&rdquo; in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\">Caracas<\/a>, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;URGENT INTERNATIONAL ALERT. Just a few minutes ago, Juan Pablo Guanipa was kidnapped in the Los Chorros urbanization in Caracas. Heavily armed men, dressed in civilian clothes, arrived in 4 vehicles and violently took him away. We demand his immediate release,&rdquo; Machado <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MariaCorinaYA\/status\/2020712379248705579\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4450512\/takaichi-wins-big-japan-snap-election\/\">Japan&#8217;s Takaichi wins big in snap election after Trump endorsement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4450336\/iran-attack-us-bases-spread-all-over-trump-strikes\/\">Iran threatens to attack US bases &#8216;spread all over&#8217; region if Trump orders strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4444508\/reform-uk-defector-andrew-rosindell-party-success-rule-britannia-nostalgia-culture\/\">Reform defector explains party succeeds because it&#8217;s not embarrassed of &#8216;Rule Britannia&#8217; nostalgia and culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Guanipa is the leader of the center-right Justice First party and part of the opposition to the Maduro regime. <\/p>\n<p>While the regime has mostly crumbled after the U.S.&rsquo;s stunning capture of former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> last month, his former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vice president<\/a>, Delcy Rodriguez, has taken power, though under immense restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Guanipa&rsquo;s party said that Rodriguez, among other officials, will be held &ldquo;responsible for any harm to Juan Pablo&rsquo;s life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We call on the international community for the immediate release of Juan Pablo Guanipa and for an immediate and unconditional end to the persecution of the opposition. Venezuela is determined to change and yearns for justice,&rdquo; Justice First <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pr1meroJusticia\/status\/2020712045637673119\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Guanipa&rsquo;s kidnapping comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-states-pushing-bills-to-keep-biological-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" title=\"4 States Pushing Bills To Keep Biological Men Out Of Women\u2019s Sports\">mere hours<\/a> after he was released from prison, where he was held for more than eight months.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4447071\/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-elections-could-occur-within-year\/\">MACHADO POSITS VENEZUELA ELECTIONS COULD BE HELD IN LESS THAN A YEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guanipa abducted hours after prison release; alert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2567734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/venezuela-opposition-figure-kidnapped.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[5485,53559,3760,50813],"class_list":["post-2567733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-detention","tag-kidnapping-2","tag-opposition","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/venezuela-opposition-figure-kidnapped.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567733"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567737,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567733\/revisions\/2567737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}