US EditionVenezuela frees dozens detained during protests against Maduro
At least 60 detainees from July's disputed elections were freed, but rights groups say over 900 political prisoners remain in Venezuelan custody.
- 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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These people were imprisoned since the Venezuelan presidential elections of 2024, contested by the opposition and won by President Maduro.
Among those released on Thursday are emblematic opponents, but most remain under strict judicial control, illustrating the persistence of political tensions in Venezuela.
CNN en Español: At least 26 people detained in Venezuela, allegedly for political reasons, were released on Thursday, Alfredo Romero, president of the human rights NGO Foro Penal, said on his Twitter account. Three of those people are teenagers, Romero added, whose team monitors the situation of those arrested in the South American country. CNN contacted the Venezuelan Attorney General's Office for information about these releases and is awaitin…
CNN en Español: At least 45 people detained in Venezuela, allegedly for political reasons, were released on Thursday, said Gonzalo Himiob, vice president of the human rights NGO Foro Penal, on his Twitter account. Of that group, 15 are women, 27 are men, and three are teenagers, he added. Earlier, the NGO's president, Alfredo Romero, had reported 19 releases and later updated the figure to 26. Foro Penal monitors the situation of those arrested …
At least 60 people who were imprisoned after Venezuela's 2024 presidential election were released on Christmas Day
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