"Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Venezuela's capital and across the country this week for Youth Day, asserting their right to demonstrate and calling for acting president Delcy Rodríguez to release political prisoners."
"Thursday's rallies, which proceeded peacefully, were seen as a test for the new government - the first major show of opposition in the streets since the U.S. capture Jan. 3 of President Nicolás Maduro, and since security forces made thousands of arrests in a large-scale crackdown on dissent in 2024, after Maduro claimed victory in an election that evidence shows he lost."
Hundreds of protesters marched in Caracas and across Venezuela on Youth Day to assert the right to demonstrate and to demand that acting president Delcy Rodríguez release political prisoners. The rallies proceeded peacefully and drew attention as an early test of the new government's tolerance of opposition. The demonstrations constituted the first major street opposition since the U.S. capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3. Security forces carried out a large-scale crackdown in 2024, making thousands of arrests after Maduro claimed victory in an election that evidence indicates he lost. Protesters focused on political releases and civil liberties.
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