Alí Domínguez

Alí Domínguez (; 7 March 1992 – 6 March 2019)

Career Politics Domínguez had attended the Bolivarian University of Venezuela, which teaches in line with Chavist ideology. He was a supporter of Hugo Chávez, describing himself as a "dissident Chavista", but was critical of Nicolás Maduro.

Disappearance and murder Domínguez disappeared on 28 February 2019 in Caracas after attending a meeting for volunteers about bringing humanitarian aid into Venezuela, and was found on the side of Francisco Fajardo Freeway on the morning of 1 March 2019. According to missing posters, he was last seen in Los Cortijos. His family were not immediately informed, and had also been turned away by the police when trying to file a missing person's report; they were referred to intelligence services because of the political nature of the case due to Domínguez's positions. Carlos Vecchio, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States appointed by Juan Guaidó's government, said that they "deeply condemn the murder of the journalist Alí Domínguez" and congratulated him for recognizing Maduro's corruption and aligning himself with the opposition despite being chavista. Popular Will, Guaidó's party, called for a "thorough investigation". The Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC) began an investigation, with family and friends saying it was clearly deliberate and that they were not surprised. Fox News noted that there were over 900 political prisoners in Venezuela, 36 of whom are journalists, asking why only with Domínguez's death were people experiencing "outrage".