María Corina Machado Renews Call for the Release of Political Prisoners Outside a Venezuelan Prison
Machado urged the release of more than 300 political prisoners and joined relatives outside a prison, where families said the visit gave them hope.
- On Friday, opposition leader María Corina Machado visited families of political prisoners outside the El Rodeo prison in Guatire, renewing calls for the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez to release all detainees.
- The Venezuelan prisoners' rights group Foro Penal estimates that more than 300 people remain detained in the South American country for political reasons, despite releases following the January deposition of President Nicolás Maduro.
- Yanire Calderón, whose relative has been imprisoned for more than six years, said Machado's visit gives prisoners and their loved ones hope that their ordeal will end soon, as her relative was sentenced to 30 years after being linked to a failed plot to oust Maduro.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the politician's return resulted from "reconciliation talks" supported by the United States, which he called "the best opportunity" Venezuela has had in three decades for democracy.
- Neither Machado nor her political platform are participating in the dialogues, although she has stated she will not obstruct them, while acting President Delcy Rodríguez's government continues to function despite her court-allowed term expiring in July.
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CARACAS (AP) — Opposition leader María Corina Machado met Friday with relatives of political prisoners and human rights activists who have been demanding full freedom at the gates of a prison for months...
They camp for more than 300 days in front of a fearsome prison outside Caracas
Machado was received in the vicinity of Rodeo I prison by about 100 relatives of political prisoners, in the midst of slogans. «Free everything...
Machado was greeted in the vicinity of Rodeo I prison by more than 100 relatives of political detainees who chanted slogans. "Free all political prisoners," said a banner. Surrounded by the relatives of the detainees and under a strong sun, the leader read a list with the names of more than 400 political prisoners and the years they have purged in prison each of them. They total 1,456 years "that took only these Venezuelans," she said. "Free all…
María Corina Machado continues her tour of Venezuela after her return from exile. Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace winner now visits the relatives of political prisoners in El Rodeo prison, outside Caracas. The prison is one of the most feared and, around her, more than 300 days ago the relatives of political prisoners camp. About a thousand have already been released, but several NGOs report that hundreds are still locked up.
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María Corina Machado renews call for the release of political prisoners outside a Venezuelan prison
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Friday renewed her calls on the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez to release all of the country’s political prisoners, joining the loved ones of dozens of detainees in a demonstration outside a prison.
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