María Corina Machado

They went to the houses,

They went to the houses,

of our activists that had been taking care of the election, that worked as witnesses, that took care of the townships, and they took them away.

of our activists that had been taking care of the election, that worked as witnesses, that took care of the townships, and they took them away.

And if they weren't there, then they would grab their families, their mothers, their children, their couples, and

And if they weren't there, then they would grab their families, their mothers, their children, their couples, and

Every single person who even posted my picture on their Instagram account or X account, whatever, they would go and take them as well.

Every single person who even posted my picture on their Instagram account or X account, whatever, they would go and take them as well.

So it was so brutal.

So it was so brutal.

that the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights labeled it as state terrorism.

that the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights labeled it as state terrorism.

And the fact finding mission of the United Nations has said those are crimes against humanity.

And the fact finding mission of the United Nations has said those are crimes against humanity.

It was so wide, so systematic that what they wanted is to terrify society.

It was so wide, so systematic that what they wanted is to terrify society.

So we've had these last 15 months, a period of darkness as we've never seen before.

So we've had these last 15 months, a period of darkness as we've never seen before.

I was accused of terrorism.

I was accused of terrorism.