The National College of Journalists (CNP) denounced this Saturday the forced disappearance by the events journalist Joan Camargo. The statement came about 48 hours after he was last seen.
Through the social networkthe union shared a message to denounce the incident and demand his freedom.
“It’s been 48 hours! Event journalist Joan Camargo has still been missing since October 30. It is not detention, it is a crime of forced disappearance. The silence of the State is complicity. We demand that the opacity cease and his release be ordered,” they wrote.
#1Nov | 8,:30 am. ¡SE CUMPLEN 48 HORAS! / Joan Camargo sigue desaparecido desde el #30Oct. No es detención, es un DELITO de Desaparición Forzada. El silencio del Estado es complicidad. Exigimos que cese la opacidad y se ordene su liberación. #DóndeEstáJoanCamargo pic.twitter.com/llFZb4ckbB
— CNP Caracas (@CNPCaracas) November 1, 2025
Disappearance of Joan Camargo
It should be remembered that Joan Camargo left his house at 8:05 in the morning on October 30 and, since then, his whereabouts have been unknown.
As reported by the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP), a motorcycle and a red car intercepted the communicator, then several subjects got out and forced him to get into the vehicle.
#AHORA | Este #01Nov a las 8:00 am se cumplieron 48 horas de la desaparición del periodista Joan Camargo, quien salió de su casa el jueves y fue interceptado por personas vestidas de negro, sin identificación alguna. Desde entonces, no hay noticias de él.
Su familia desea… pic.twitter.com/JZNzr3wMy5— SNTP (@sntpvenezuela) November 1, 2025
The journalist’s family issued a statement indicating that, Despite visiting at least six detention centers in Caracas, they have no answers about their location.
They explained that in all the centers they responded that Joan Camargo was not held there.
They also denounced that the news journalist is in a condition of “forced disappearance.” They considered that this situation constitutes a serious violation of human rights and that it demands an immediate response from the authorities.
They demanded that their family member appear and that their physical integrity and fundamental rights be respected.
SNTP data suggest that, if Camargo’s arrest is confirmed, the number of journalists and press workers deprived of liberty in the country would rise to 23.
