Diana Camacaro still recalls the exact moment her worst fear became real. Two days after the contested 2024 Venezuelan election, the 27‑year‑old human rights activist received a message on Telegram from someone she once studied with a person closely connected to figures within President Nicolás Maduro’s government.
The message warned her that she had been placed on a list of people scheduled for detention that very day. Within minutes, she fled her home, a place she has not been able to return to since.
Two Months in Hiding
Camacaro sought refuge in a safe house, where she hid alongside other political dissidents for more than two months.
While in hiding, she learned that her passport had been cancelled, along with those of hundreds of activists and government critics a move that prevented them from legally leaving the country or seeking asylum abroad.
She remained in the safe house until it too became unsafe.
“The person who was sheltering us had been warned she was possibly at risk of arrest,” Camacaro said from the border town of Cúcuta, between Colombia and Venezuela.
With the threat of a raid looming, she was forced to flee once again, joining the growing number of Venezuelans escaping political persecution.
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