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Venezuela Frees Ukrainian Detainee as NGOs Verify About 100 Releases This Month

Rights monitors tie the new release to an international protection order for Yevhenii Trush during a government case review.

Overview

  • Foro Penal confirmed the excarceration of Yevhenii Trush, a Ukrainian student on the autism spectrum detained since October 20, 2024.
  • The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted Trush precautionary measures in April 2025, citing grave and urgent risk to his rights.
  • Foro Penal says it has verified 100 excarcerations since January 8, while the main opposition coalition reports 130 over the same span.
  • Recent releases verified by Foro Penal include three German and three Dutch nationals, and Voluntad Popular reported the release of activist Carlos Azuaje.
  • Officials describe the ongoing actions as a December-initiated case review and assert there are no political prisoners, a claim disputed by NGOs that report hundreds still jailed.