"Alfredo Romero, president of Foro Penal, said in a post on X Monday that 266 political prisoners had been freed since Jan. 8, when Venezuela's acting government promised to release a significant number of prisoners in what it described as an effort to promote national reconciliation. At least 100 of these prisoners were released over the past two days, according to figures published by the group."
"Maduro was captured by the United States in a raid on Jan. 3, and was replaced by Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, a longtime ruling party insider, who is now the nation's acting president. According to human rights groups, prisoners released this weekend included an opposition activist, a human rights lawyer and a journalism student who was imprisoned in March after he published complaints about his hometown's sewage system, and was charged with inciting hatred."
Foro Penal reported 266 political prisoners freed since Jan. 8, including at least 100 released over a recent two-day period. The releases came after the United States captured Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3 and Vice President Delcy Rodriguez became acting president. Released people included an opposition activist, a human rights lawyer and a journalism student jailed in March for publishing complaints about a sewage system and charged with inciting hatred. Foro Penal says roughly 600 dissidents remain detained, including members of Vente Venezuela. Rodriguez said her administration freed more than 620 prisoners and will ask the U.N. rights office to verify lists. Human rights groups allege the government inflated numbers.
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