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There were four journalists accused in Venezuela of the crime of “terrorism” after being arrested during protests against the official results of the July 28 presidential election, which declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner, National Union of Printing Workers (NUPR).

The union warned via social network X “unlawful and arbitrary application of anti-terrorism laws (…), particularly in relation to journalists and photojournalists detained during post-election protests.”

The four accused journalists are photojournalists Eusner Alvarado and Daisy Peña, from the states of Barinas (west) and Miranda (north) respectively; operator Paul Leon, from Trujillo (west); and journalist Jose Gregorio Carnerofrom Guarico (center), who, according to SNTP, was “not allowed to take the oath of (a) private defense.”

On Wednesday, the standard-bearer of the largest anti-Chavista coalition Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiademanded an “end to the persecution” and the release of those detained, as, according to the government, 2,229 people have been deprived of their liberty since July 29, accused by the authorities of “violence” and damage to community centers and other places, which entails various “crimes.”

Last Monday, Foro Penal Vice President Gonzalo Himiob told the agency. EFE that the “vast majority” of those arrested during the protests They are accused of “terrorism”. according to a “clear pattern” established by the NGO.