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Venezuela Assembly Leader Sets Amnesty Bill, Prisoners Release Deadlines
The National Assembly's amnesty bill aims to free hundreds jailed for political reasons as Venezuela releases over 30 prisoners, including opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa.
- On Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, dozens protested outside the Helicoide detention center in Caracas demanding immediate releases while the National Assembly approved its first vote on the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence.
- Framed in Bolívar and Chávez-era terms, the General Amnesty Law covers 1999 to the present and aims for National Unity, Rodríguez said.
- On Thursday, February 5, 2026, Jorge Arreaza, president of the Commission drafting the amnesty law, presented the draft which excludes those convicted of serious human rights violations, crimes against humanity, homicide, corruption, and drug trafficking.
- Jorge Rodríguez told relatives everyone would be freed the same day the law is definitive, estimating releases "between next Tuesday and, at the latest, Friday" and posting an Instagram video saying "everyone" would be freed no later than next week.
- Families and human rights watchdogs say piecemeal releases prolong suffering and call the pace a 'mockery' as authorities promise to close Helicoide, where abuse has been documented.
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