Overview
- National Assembly head Jorge Rodríguez described the move as a unilateral gesture to maintain peace and said it includes some foreign detainees.
- He said releases have begun but provided no list of beneficiaries, figures, dates, or legal conditions.
- Rights groups estimate roughly 800 to 900 people remain jailed for political reasons and are seeking independent confirmation of any releases.
- Families of detainees and opposition groups have pressed for action and urged international attention to the cases.
- Past negotiations produced targeted outcomes, including six Americans freed in January 2025 after talks led by U.S. envoy Richard Grenell.