US EditionVenezuelan activist Javier Tarazona released from prison as US diplomat assumes post
Javier Tarazona was freed after nearly 4.5 years in detention as part of a government amnesty plan amid ongoing pressure from human rights groups and the U.S.
- Following a government release today, Javier Tarazona, director of FundaRedes, was freed from the Helicoide detention center, with his brother saying on X, `After 1,675 days, four years and seven months, the day we've so wished for has arrived, my brother Javier Tarazona is free`.
- Following the January 8, 2026 announcement, interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Friday proposed a amnesty law that could affect hundreds amid a broader release push after Nicolas Maduro, former president, was arraigned in New York.
- Families of detainees have long demanded that charges against Tarazona, arrested in July 2021, be wiped, and Foro Penal says more than 700 remain jailed, while the government denies abuses at Helicoide.
- Foro Penal said on Sunday the latest high-profile release has moved too slowly, with relatives gathering outside prisons while Juan Pablo Guanipa, Perkins Rocha, Freddy Superlano, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado’s allies remain jailed.
- The government has not released an official list, and the Venezuelan communications ministry did not immediately respond, while government officials say more than 600 prisoners were freed but Foro Penal verified more than 300 since January 8, 2026.
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Under pressure from the United States, President Delcy Rodríguez announced the closure of the Helicoid, a sinister detention centre, and an amnesty for prisoners of conscience. One of the most famous, Javier Tarazona, regained freedom after almost five years.
In Venezuela, the well-known human rights activist Tarazona has been released from prison.
Venezuela Frees More Than 30 Political Prisoners Amid Slow Amnesty Roll-out
Venezuelan authorities released more than 30 people considered “political prisoners” on Sunday, as part of a broader prisoner release process that rights groups say has moved too slowly. Legal rights organisation Foro Penal reported the latest round of releases, bringing to around 344 the number of verified “political prisoners” freed since early January after the […] The post Venezuela Frees More Than 30 Political Prisoners Amid Slow Amnesty Ro…
Against the background of a planned amnesty law, a well-known activist was released after four years of imprisonment. 700 political prisoners are still in prison.
The Venezuelan organization Foro Penal reports that 300 political opponents were released from Venezuelan prisons in January. They say that more than 700 prisoners are still held in the notorious Halicoide prison.
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