US EditionVenezuela says over 600 prisoners released; families' patience wanes
The interim government reports 626 released prisoners since December, but rights group Foro Penal counts only 155 freed while over 700 remain detained, families await more.
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The Unitary Democratic Platform (PUD), which brings together the majority opposition in Venezuela, urged the government on Saturday to publish a “detailed list” of the release of political prisoners in recent weeks, after the president-in-charge, Delcy Rodríguez, numbered 626 people who have been released.
Delcy Rodríguez: Venezuela Releases 626 Prisoners, UN Human Rights Chief Should Verify List
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez reported that 626 people who had been in prison for their involvement in political violence have been released to date. She noted that far-right sectors have failed to grasp the moment and persist in manipulating the figures through lies. On Friday, January 23, during the launch meeting of the Coexistence and Peace Program, Rodríguez announced that next Monday, she will hold a telephone call with Unite…
Venezuela’s Interim Leader Says 626 Prisoners Released but Offers Few Details
Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, on Friday said that 626 people have been released from prison to date, but did not provide further information about the prisoners. The limited information has fueled concerns about transparency in the process. This announcement builds on earlier efforts documented in The Epoch Times, where releases were framed as bids for peace amid U.S.-Venezuela tensions. The Venezuelan human rights group Foro Pena…
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, stated on Friday that the release of Venezuelan and foreign prisoners detained under the rule of ousted President Nicolás Maduro has continued, and announced that she will ask the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to verify the lists of those released in order to end the existing discrepancies in the figures.
The accounts do not return: the interim president of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez announced the release of 406 political prisoners but Ong as Foro Penal and other independent sources record just 167 release in the course of 2026, including the Italians Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlò. The most recent release: Rafael Tudares, son-in-law of the former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia. It was a tough fight, more than a year long, says …
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