Venezuelans are reporting widespread phone searches, detentions and intimidation as security forces move to suppress any signs of approval for the U.S. capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro.
According to reporting by The New York Times, security personnel have set up checkpoints across Caracas and other cities, boarded public buses and searched passengers' mobile phones for messages or social media posts perceived as supportive of Maduro's removal. At least 14 journalists and six civilians were detained in recent days, rights groups said, with most later released.
