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Venezuela releases 39 political prisoners after second round of post-Maduro talks
September 27, 2026 at 04:25 AM · Updated 19d ago
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 14 hours
BNBBC News
Venezuela releases dozens of political prisoners as election calls grow
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
السلطات الفنزويلية تفرج عن دفعة جديدة من السجناء السياسيين
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MAMasrawy
السلطات الفنزويلية: الإفراج عن دفعة جديدة من السجناء السياسيين | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera English
Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after post-Maduro talks
(opens the publisher’s site)Venezuela has released dozens of political prisoners after a second round of Washington-backed talks between the interim government and the opposition.
- Human rights group Justicia, Encuentro y Perdon (JEP) said 39 political dissidents were freed Friday and Saturday following the second round of negotiations in Caracas.
- Those released included eight women accused of narco-terrorism in 2021 and six people charged in a 2020 failed attempt to overthrow former President Nicolas Maduro.
- JEP said it directly verified the release of 29 people and announced it would continue to demand freedom for all those still awaiting release.
- Foro Penal said 344 people remained classified as political prisoners as of September 18, down from 391 on August 10.
- Wilder Vasquez was among those released, days after interim President Delcy Rodriguez met with US President Donald Trump in New York.
- Rodriguez reiterated in her UN speech that 'there will be elections in Venezuela' without specifying when.
- Some opposition voices criticized the Rodriguez-Trump meeting as failing to advance their calls for swift elections.