The director of the Venezuelan NGO Espacio Público, activist, and journalist, was arrested last Thursday, and his family does not know where he is being held. Carlos Correa, the director of the Venezuelan NGO Espacio Público,

The free-speech advocate was among several activists detained ahead of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in last week.

Venezuelan NGO Espacio Publico said on X on Thursday that its director, Carlos Correa, has been released from detention.

The head of a leading Venezuelan human rights group was released from detention Thursday, his NGO said, after nine days in custody following a crackdown on critics of President Nicolas Maduro.

Carlos Correa, director of the Venezuelan NGO Espacio Publico, has been released from detention. His arrest, along with other opposition figures, was condemned by Venezuelan opposition parties and NGOs,