Freddy Mijares, a former Venezuelan journalist and now a U.S. citizen living in Reno, left Venezuela more than two decades ago after experiencing censorship, threats, and physical violence during the presidency of Hugo Chávez. For him, the news brought back memories of a profession and a country he says became increasingly dangerous.
“Venezuela was becoming a very dangerous place for journalists,” Mijares said. “It was very, very hard to work as a journalist over there or express your thoughts about what was going on with the government of Hugo Chávez.”
U.S. forces captured Maduro in an operation aimed at enforcing federal charges, a move expected to have wide-ranging diplomatic, economic, and political consequences. The news reached Mijares early in the morning through a phone call from a friend…