"'We denounce the illegal and arbitrary use of anti-terrorism laws in Venezuela, especially against journalists and photojournalists detained during the post-election protests in the country,' the [National Union of Press Workers] SNTP said in a statement posted on its social networks.
Photojournalists Yousner Alvarado (Barinas, west) and Deisy Peña (Miranda, center), cameraman Paúl León (Trujillo, west) and journalist José Gregorio Carnero (Guárico, center) were charged with terrorism crimes and are detained in prisons of their respective states.
All the detentions occurred after the July 28 elections and in the context of demonstrations against the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro, the SNTP said. The local press said that the journalists were working when arrested."
