The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

Maduro’s prisoners remain behind bars

Venezuela’s interim government promised amnesty after Nicolás Maduro’s capture. Families say it never came.

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Joshua De Freitas
May 03, 2026
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Editor’s Note:

Today, May 3, marks four months since a U.S. military operation removed Venezuela’s leadership from power.

Regimes change. Promises get made. The world moves on. But here at The Counteroffensive, we remain steadfast.

We have reporters across the world documenting what it feels like to live under autocratic rule after the headlines fade.

Don’t…

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Joshua De Freitas
Venezuelan journalist (6th April, 1998).
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