US EditionVenezuela frees dozens detained during protests against Maduro
Authorities released 99 detainees linked to post-election protests as part of a wider crackdown that still holds more than 900 political prisoners, rights groups said.
- On Dec 25, Venezuelan authorities released at least 60 people detained during protests, the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners said, describing the releases as long overdue.
- Maduro's disputed July 2024 victory prompted weeks of demonstrations and a sweeping crackdown that detained about 2,400 people.
- Rights groups say nearly 2,000 have since been released, and relatives reported many were held at Tocoron prison, a maximum-security facility roughly 134km from Caracas.
- Rights groups say hundreds remain behind bars despite the releases, Foro Penal reports Venezuela still holds at least 902 political prisoners, and AFP received no immediate response from Venezuela's Prosecutor's Office.
- Relatives and activists said the releases did little to ease suffering and they will keep pressing for full freedom, noting more than 1,000 families with political prisoners and recalling Raul Isaias Baduel's 2021 death in custody.
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Venezuela frees 99 prisoners detained in 2024 election protests, NGOs demand release of 900 others
As Venezuela continues to face international scrutiny, the Latin American nation said that it has conducted its largest prisoner release of 2025, claiming to have freed 99 people detained for taking part in the 2024 election protests
In Venezuela, several political prisoners have been released from prison, protesting last year against the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro.
Dozens of prisoners arrested in Venezuela during protests following last year's parliamentary elections have been released. Figures on the number of releases vary. Venezuelan authorities reported yesterday that 99 Venezuelans had been released. This was after an evaluation of individual cases, according to the Ministry of Justice, without providing details. According to the ministry, they were detained "for their participation in violent actions…
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