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Pressure grows for release of Venezuelan political prisoners
- Pressure is mounting on the Venezuelan interim government to release remaining political prisoners after Foro Penal verified 444 releases and more than 600 remain, in response to US pressure.
- Five days after Nicolás Maduro's toppling on January 3, Delcy Rodríguez vowed under Washington's pressure to free political prisoners and lawmakers proposed an amnesty bill.
- About a dozen female relatives staged day three of a hunger strike Monday as Rafael Arreaza, volunteer doctor, warned `Immunity drops and health complications can occur very easily`.
- The amnesty bill passed its first reading on 5 February but stalled last week, and Juan Pablo Guanipa was released on 8 February then re-seized hours later, now under house arrest.
- Some Venezuelans distrust Delcy Rodríguez's interim regime as families camped since January 8 are exhausted and footage shared by Vente Venezuela shows a relative unconscious outside Zona 7, Caracas.
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The NGO Foro Penal, which leads the legal defense of political prisoners in Venezuela, said that there are still more than 600 of these detainees.
Relatives of political prisoners entered a hunger strike in Caracas, after the adoption of an amnist law was postponed.
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El TiempoThe NGO Foro Penal, which leads the legal defense of political prisoners in Venezuela, said Monday that there are still more than 600 of these detainees in the country, after the 444 releases verified by the organization since January 8, when the government in charge announced a process of releases. “There are still more than 600 people,” said NGO president Alfredo Romero, outside the command of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) known as Zona…
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'How long?': Day Three of hunger strike for Venezuelan political prisoners' release
With dark circles under their eyes and feeling weak but angry, about a dozen female relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners staged day three of a hunger strike Monday demanding their loved ones' immediate release.
Caracas, Venezuela. Relatives of political prisoners entered on Monday on their third day of hunger strike in Caracas to press for more releases, after having postponed last week for the second time the approval of an amnesty law.The government of the president in charge of Delcy Rodríguez announced on January 8 a process of liberations, under strong pressure from Washington after the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro on January 3 in an American attac…
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