The opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado, called for a rally this Sunday in more than 120 cities around the world, in support of the political prisoners and persecuted people who exist in Venezuela.
“There are still more than 500 civil and military political prisoners who are behind bars at this hour,” María Corina Machado said in a video she broadcast through her social networks.
“They and their families need our voice, they need our strength and that is why we will raise our voice, this Sunday, May 3, so that the entire world hears the cry for freedom, for justice, for democracy, that we raise today from Venezuela,” he stressed.
The event will be on Sunday, May 3 at 12 noon Caracas time in 120 cities around the world. For details, the opposition leader recommended visiting her networks @convzlacomando and @mundoconvzla
María Corina Machado has just finished a tour of Europe where she met with leaders from different countries, including France, President Emmanuel Macron; Italy, the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni; Netherlands, Prime Minister Rob Jetten and visited Spain, where he held, among other activities and meetings, a massive mass event.
The opposition leader’s call comes two days after citizens in Venezuela took to the streets to demand a better salary, after the interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced an increase that some considered unconstitutional.
There are still almost 500 political prisoners
The NGO Foro Penal reported this Thursday that 454 political prisoners remain imprisoned in Venezuela, including 41 foreigners or dual nationals, when an amnesty law limited to certain crimes and specific periods of time remains in force in the country.
In a report published on Instagram, with figures up to April 27, the NGO that leads the legal defense of political prisoners detailed that 410 of the detainees are men and 44 women.
The current government of the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, approved an Amnesty Law that has been seriously criticized for its legal loopholes, but through which more than 8,000 political prisoners have been released, according to data from the interim government that took office after the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
