More than a dozen media workers were detained while covering events in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, including a march in support of ousted President Nicolas Maduro and the swearing-in of the country’s new legislature.
All 14 of those detained were later released,, though one was a foreign journalist who was deported.
Reports said that those detained included 11 people working with international media outlets and one with a national outlet.
Meanwhile, Venezuela’s information and communications ministry, which handles all contact with the government, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the detentions.
International press outlets did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Over a dozen media workers detained in Venezuela
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