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Venezuela’s Political-Prisoner Releases Move Slowly as NGOs Count Only Dozens Freed

With no official roster, speech limits on the freed are fueling anger, keeping families camped outside prisons.

Overview

  • After Jorge Rodríguez announced the release of an “important number” of detainees, excarcerations have come in small, staggered batches.
  • Independent tallies diverge: rights groups confirm roughly 12–16 releases while the main opposition lists up to 22, and Foro Penal still counts about 800+ people jailed for political reasons.
  • Spain’s foreign minister confirmed five Spanish citizens were freed and flown to Madrid, including dual national Rocío San Miguel.
  • Journalists report several excarcerated individuals were ordered to limit public statements and social-media use, indicating conditional freedoms.
  • The government has not published a list of names, families continue night vigils outside El Helicoide and Rodeo I, and Caracas says formal contacts with the United States have restarted.