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Venezuela’s Contested Prisoner Releases Continue as ArgentineIsraeli Reaches Israel

Rights groups say the official tally exaggerates releases, with an opaque process that leaves families without clear information.

Overview

  • Israeli officials confirmed that 72-year-old Yaacob Harary, detained in El Rodeo I since 2024, was freed and arrived in Tel Aviv.
  • Italy said Alberto Trentini and Mario Burló were released and returned to Rome, where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani received them.
  • Venezuelan authorities claim 116 people were freed, but NGOs such as Foro Penal and opposition figures have verified roughly 40 to 56 cases so far.
  • Argentine detainees Nahuel Gallo and Germán Giuliani remain in custody, with their families seeking proof of life after transfers and prolonged incommunicado detention.
  • Families maintain vigils outside prisons as rights organisations and analysts criticise staggered, opaque releases and describe detainees as being used for political leverage.