"Journalist Maryorin Méndez was released this Wednesday [June 3] after being briefly detained while covering a protest by relatives of political prisoners near El Helicoide in Caracas, according to the National College of Journalists (CNP, for its initials in Spanish).
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Méndez was detained along with photojournalists Miguel Gutiérrez and Leonardo Fernández. According to the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP), the latter two were released shortly after their capture, but the journalist was held for a longer period.
The National College of Journalists confirmed that Méndez and the photojournalists had been released. 'Everyone is fine. Colleagues tell us they were not mistreated, nor were they required to delete any material,' the professional association noted."
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This text was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.
