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Oriana Campos, 24, who is part of a student political opposition group in Venezuela, poses for a photo during a protest at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 12, 2026. Right now, Campos said that priorities need to be put on water, electricity, and workers’ purchasing power. Courtesy of Oriana Campos
Since U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelans have been seeing some rights return to the socialist country, such as freedom of speech, sources told The Epoch Times.
This is despite the fact that top leaders from the same oppressive regime remain in power.
