Caracas, Venezuela - Journalist Joan Camargo has been released after being missing for five days, the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) reported november 4, 2025.Camargo disappeared on Thursday after being “intercepted by people dressed in black,” according to his family, who filed an appeal for habeas corpus with Venezuelan courts on Sunday seeking information about his whereabouts.
The SNTP published an image of Camargo reunited with family members but has not released details regarding his forced disappearance. The union is demanding a prompt investigation and “urgent sanctions” for those responsible for the more than 100 hours Camargo was missing.
“After 5 days missing, journalist Joan Camargo regained his freedom #04Nov,” the SNTP wrote on its X account.
The case sparked concern among human rights organizations, including Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón, which on Monday warned of a rise in arrests in Venezuela “without sufficient public information,” creating “a scenario of legal insecurity and prolonged anguish.”
