Venezuela: Opposition Hopes to Secure the Release of 382 Political Prisoners
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As part of the dialogue with the government, particularly with a view to holding future elections, the Venezuelan opposition makes the release of political detainees an immediate priority.
The opposition to the Venezuelan government claims that its goal is "the release of political prisoners in the coming days." By August 3, 382 people were detained for political reasons in Venezuela.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado recalls that 382 politically motivated detainees remain in prison and their release must be a priority.
The non-governmental organization Foro Penal presented its most recent assessment of the situation of arrests for political reasons in Venezuela. At the court of August 10, 2026, the NGO registered 391 persons deprived of liberty under this condition in the country. The entry Foro Penal: Venezuela registers 391 political prisoners and 40 foreigners detained #14Ago was first published in El Impulso.
The opposition, in dialogue with the Government of Venezuela, promised to work for the release of political prisoners, an ancient claim repeated outside the first round of negotiations.
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RPPVenezuelan NGOs Access to Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness (JEP) lamented Thursday that the issue of political prisoners has been left outside the negotiating table between an opposition sector and Chavismo, while appreciating the agreement to renew the entire Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ). "We regret that [...] Venezuelan NGOs regret exclusion from the issue of political prisoners in the process of dialogue was first published in Foco Inform…
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