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Venezuela releases dozens of prisoners in 2 days, hundreds more still detained
Over 100 prisoners were freed in two days amid ongoing disputes between government and NGOs over detainee counts, with hundreds still held in Venezuelan prisons.
- On Monday, Foro Penal said dozens of detainees were freed over the weekend, reporting at least 100 releases in the past two days and 266 freed since Jan. 8.
- After the Jan. 3 seizure of Nicolás Maduro, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the releases aim at national reconciliation and claimed her administration freed more than 620 prisoners while seeking UN verification.
- Most of the freed were released under legal restrictions such as speech bans, court orders and travel limits, including an opposition activist, a human-rights lawyer and a journalism student, with Foro Penal posting an image of Kennedy Tejeda released from Tocorón prison.
- Human-Rights groups say the government inflated release numbers, with Foro Penal warning at least 600 detainees remain, including members of Vente Venezuela led by María Corina Machado, while Justice, Encounter, and Forgiveness estimates over 900.
- Delcy Rodríguez said she would call Volker Türk on Monday to verify release lists, while human-rights groups say verification is slow, families hold vigils, and new arrests continue.
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More than 100 other political prisoners have been released in Venezuela, according to human rights activists.
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But many prisoners of conscience are still in prison.
Venezuela releases 100 political prisoners under US pressure
Venezuela released about 100 detainees classified as political prisoners, pressured by the Trump administration. Despite this, the interim government denies having political prisoners, claiming the detainees were jailed for trying to destabilize the government. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez pushed back against U.S. influence, while protests in Caracas called for the release of Nicolas Maduro and his wife from US custody.
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