US EditionFamilies of prisoners in Venezuela wait in anguish as promised releases trickle
- Families are waiting outside Zone 7 of the Bolivarian National Police in Caracas for news about political detainees, as they have not seen their loved ones since their arrests.
- As of Monday afternoon, the Venezuelan advocacy group Foro Penal has confirmed the release of 49 prisoners, but many families remain anxious for more information about other detainees.
- The U.N.-backed fact-finding mission on Venezuela stated that the number of released prisoners 'falls far short' of the demand for the 'immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners.'
- Acting President Rodríguez criticized the Trump administration while promoting a hopeful vision for Venezuela's future during a state television broadcast.
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CARACAS. – The relatives of the political prisoners in Venezuela demanded on Tuesday speed in the releases in Venezuela that the interim government promised last week under pressure from the United States and to increase pressure dozens began camping outside the regime's prisons.
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By REGINA GARCÍA CANO CARACAS (AP) — Yaxzodara Lozada woke up very cold Monday morning after spending the night on the sidewalk in front of a prison in the capital of Venezuela waiting for her husband, a police officer who was arrested on November 17, to be released as part of the goodwill effort announced by the government last week.
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Families of prisoners in Venezuela wait in anguish as promised releases trickle
Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released.
Releases of political prisoners in Venezuela have been less than expected, according to reports from NGOs and family members, which generates criticisms about the real scope of the measure announced by the rgimen.
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