María Corina Machado

And, you know, in a matter of 24 hours, 2,500 people were in prison, including myself.

And, you know, in a matter of 24 hours, 2,500 people were in prison, including myself.

young people, children, women that were even sexually assaulted, abused, just because they had gone out to the streets to peacefully claim for their right, for popular sovereignty to be respected.

young people, children, women that were even sexually assaulted, abused, just because they had gone out to the streets to peacefully claim for their right, for popular sovereignty to be respected.

But they went beyond that, David.

But they went beyond that, David.

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.