POLITICAL PERSECUTION IN VENEZUELA REMAINS ONGOING

Today, Venezuela is going through a reality that many fail to fully understand. Only a few weeks have passed since the regime's National Assembly attempted to sell the world a false sense of peace through its "Amnesty Law." However, as we have previously denounced on this portal, the reality on the streets of Venezuela is not one of freedom, but of silence and a false calm fueled by a widespread fear of retaliation within a context of total uncertainty.

When analyzing the origin of these events, the Venezuelan people remain direct victims of a repressive system whose persecution and monitoring have not ceased. Political persecution laws, such as the Simón Bolívar Law and the Law against Fascism, Neofascism, and Similar Expressions—approved to arbitrarily target anyone labeled as a dissident—remain the backbone of the judicial system. State officials have clear instructions: to pursue and capture individuals who, at their discretion, fit these profiles.

For this reason, this current jurisprudence functions as a weapon designed to intimidate any citizen who dares to dissent; its purpose is to maintain effective control of political power, despite the capture of the tyrant Nicolás Maduro. Furthermore, despite the "reconciliation" promises from Delcy Rodríguez's administration, political prisoners have not been released in their entirety. Releases have been carried out in "trickles," freeing only key opposition leaders to use them as false arguments for change in the face of international pressure, while hundreds of fellow Venezuelans—especially independent activists—remain behind bars in unknown and, most likely, inhumane conditions. This fact, combined with the aforementioned oppressive laws, is the primary cause why the people still feel a deep-seated fear of taking to the streets and openly expressing their political will.

It is clear, then, that unfortunately, Venezuelans are not yet free. Anyone not aligned with the official discourse can be automatically labeled as a "fascist" based on current laws. You do not need to be a high-profile political leader; they are now targeting the average citizen, the youth who writes a post, or the activist who shares a report. Under this label, the repressive apparatus justifies the blocking of web portals and mass surveillance on social media. Today, people still fear the content they keep or post on their cell phones, critical messages that could be used against them, or any pretext the regime might invent to strip them of their freedom.

Today in Venezuela, the law continues to be used as a weapon to neutralize those of us who think differently.

From Visión Venezuela, and especially as a young Venezuelan who intimately knows the pain of exile, I make an urgent plea to the international community and to every Venezuelan reading this: THIS PERSECTION MUST END ONCE AND FOR ALL. We cannot allow the political makeup of a repressive regime to blind us to the reality of a system that continues to haunt, monitor, and imprison. The political will of a people yearning for liberty and the tireless work of us, the activists, cannot be silenced. Despite their relentless efforts to intimidate us, our voice will continue to be the echo of those who cannot speak today.

THE TRUTH CANNOT BE IMPRISONED. VENEZUELA SHALL BE FREE.