US EditionVenezuela Releases Political Prisoners After Maduro Capture
- On Thursday, National Assembly leader Jorge Rodríguez announced on state television that Venezuela will free a `significant number` of political prisoners, saying the release process has already begun.
- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez's government framed the move as a unilateral gesture to `seek peace` and thanked mediators José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Qatar for their support.
- Details remain sparse on individual detainees as Rodríguez did not specify which prisoners or a timeline, though officials said foreign detainees include one American and one Cuban-American, with six Americans released in January 2025.
- The announcement may aim to smooth talks with Washington over oil and control as the State Department declined to comment and observers saw little immediate movement outside one notable prison.
- Rights groups estimate the scale of political detention is between 800 and 900 prisoners, with Foro Penal reporting 860 as of Dec. 29, 2025, while the government denies holding political prisoners.
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RECIT - The announcement was made by Jorge Rodriguez, one of the country's strong men since the capture of former president Nicolas Maduro. About 1000 people are incarcerated in Venezuela because of their opinion.
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We asked Hungarians who have moved here from Venezuela about the fall of Maduro. Some of them actively participated in the opposition protests in Caracas, and then were able to move to Hungary with the Orbán government's 2018 program; others would now return to South America, because they built their lives there. According to them, most of the country was waiting for the fall of Maduro, who is an uneducated, cynical person.
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