Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Occupied Manahatta, Lenapehoking (Manhattan, New York City). – The protest in support of the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and the First Combatant of Venezuela, Cilia Flores in Manahatta, Lenapehoking (Manhattan, New York City), was on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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The rally was in front of the courthouse at the corner of Baxter St and Worth St. After the protest outside the courthouse, New Yorkers marched for a few blocks and they ended the protest.
Some of the messages were: “We want justice you, say how? Free Maduro right now! We want justice, you say how? Free Cilia, right now!” “No more coups, no more wars! Venezuela isn’t yours!” “Yo solo sé tres palabras en Inglés, yankees go home! yankees go home!”
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Some of the organizations at the protest were: Workers World Party, Brooklyn Against War, Freedom Road Socialist Org, Bronx Anti-War, Black Alliance for Peace, etc.
The third pretrial hearing for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, 63, and First Combatant Cilia Flores, 69, took place at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan before Judge Alvin Hellerstein. During the hearing, both prosecutors and defense counsel proposed setting the trial start date for June 1, 2027. The judge will finalize the exact date.
Both parties, prosecutors and defense counsel, agreed to submit pretrial motions (including efforts to dismiss the case based on head-of-state immunity and the legality of the capture) due by early September 2026.
President Maduro wore a beige prison uniform and glasses; he greeted the court upon entry while his wife, First Lady of Venezuela, Cilia Flores, sat nearby in matching attire.
President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty and have been held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn since they were kidnapped in Caracas, on January 3, 2026.
President Maduro has called himself a prisoner of war and his capture a kidnapping.
On January 5, 2026, he said in Spanish at his arraignment, “I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the constitutional president of my country.”
Save the date: August 3, 2026. Support President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores, outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City.
August 3, 2026, will mark 7 months since the president of the United States of America, war criminal, corrupt, zionist, AIPAC, supporter of the Israel genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine and Lebanon Donald Trump bombed Venezuela, murdered at least 100 people from Venezuela and Cuba and KIDNAPPED President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores.
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“On Wednesday, July 22 at 8am, we will be outside the courthouse at Baxter St and Worth St demanding the immediate release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores, who were kidnapped in a U.S. terrorist attack against Venezuela on January 3rd.
The kidnapping of a sitting president made it clear: Venezuela’s sovereignty is under attack. Now the U.S. and the zionist entity are extending their claws deeper into the country, using earthquake relief as a Trojan horse for occupation and plunder.
We demand the U.S. and the zionist entity out of Venezuela, out of Cuba, and out of all of Latin America.
Free Maduro! Free Cilia! Hands off Venezuela! No war on Cuba!” said Workers World Party on July 7, 2026.
The June 30, 2026, hearing for President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores was delayed. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York postponed the proceeding to July 22, 2026. Federal prosecutors requested the delay citing logistical and secure transportation concerns for that specific date.
Initially scheduled for June 30, 2026, the hearing was delayed after federal prosecutors with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York requested a postponement to address logistical and security protocols. President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores remains hostages at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NYC.
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Updated on July 24, 2026.
Martes 3 de febrero de 2026. Lenapehoking (ciudad de Nueva York) – Protesta en apoyo del PRESIDENTE DE VENEZUELA, NICOLÁS MADURO Y LA PRIMERA COMBATIENTE, CILIA FLORES, afuera del Metropolitan Detention Center en Brooklyn, ciudad de Nueva York, el 3 de febrero de 2026. Foto por Javier Soriano/www.JavierSoriano.com.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Lenapehoking (New York City) – Protest in support of the PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA, NICOLÁS MADURO, AND FIRST COMBATANT, CILIA FLORES, outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City, on February 3, 2026. Photo by Javier Soriano/www.JavierSoriano.com.