Venezuela has cancelled passports of dozens of activists and journalists

Rights group in Caracas says at least 40 people affected, as Maduro government continues clampdown on opposition

The Venezuelan government has cancelled the passports of dozens of journalists and activists since President Nicolas Maduro claimed a re-election victory, part of what rights groups said is an intensifying campaign of repression against the authoritarian president's opponents, the Financial Times has reported.

At least 40 people, mostly journalists and human rights activists, have had their passports annulled without explanation, the newspaper reported on Saturday, citing Caracas-based rights group Laboratorio de Paz.