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Human rights groups say Venezuela has freed political prisoners from several detention centres, as opposition figures press for elections.
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Venezuelan rights group Foro Penal said it had verified the release of 20 people it classifies as political prisoners on 25 and 26 September. The releases come as opposition figures renew calls for free elections. [2] [1]
Another group, Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón, had directly verified 39 departures from prison, El Diario reported. It said 17 of those people were not on its political-prisoner register. The groups’ figures may overlap, so they cannot be combined into a single total. [4]
The releases followed a meeting between interim president Delcy Rodríguez and US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly. Trump said they discussed elections. Venezuela’s government has not said whether the meeting was linked to the releases. It denies jailing dissidents and has portrayed prisoner releases as gestures of reconciliation. [6] [1]
Rodríguez has said Venezuela will hold elections, but has given no date. It is also unclear whether those released remain subject to judicial restrictions or have been freed unconditionally. [1] [4]
Gonzalo Himiob, vice-president of the rights group Foro Penal, said “a significant number” of political prisoners were freed from several detention centres in Venezuela on Saturday morning, BBC News reported. Among those reported released was Wilder Vasquez, who was sentenced to five years in 2018 over allegations that he had plotted to kill former president Nicolás Maduro. Foro Penal also confirmed the release of Miguel Castillo Cedeño, whom it said had been arbitrarily detained since June 2019. [1]
The releases followed talks on Tuesday in New York between interim president Delcy Rodríguez and US President Donald Trump. Venezuela’s government has not commented on the latest releases or said whether they were connected to the meeting. Opposition figures have renewed calls for free elections. In a speech at the UN on Thursday, Rodríguez said there “will be elections in Venezuela”, but gave no date.
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Rodríguez’s administration had previously released hundreds of prisoners, but releases slowed sharply in April after she said the programme was nearing its end. Foro Penal said fewer than half of Venezuela’s political prisoners had been freed by then. [1]
The government denies jailing dissidents and describes the releases as goodwill and reconciliation. Opposition and human rights groups say Maduro’s government used political detention to silence critics. [1]