Overview
- After a pledge to free a large number of detainees, NGOs report only about nine to eleven political prisoners were actually released.
- Spain confirmed five of its citizens were freed and named them publicly, with repatriation flights arranged from Caracas via Bogotá to Madrid.
- Venezuelans among those released include former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez, opposition figure Biagio Pilieri, soldier Larry Osorio Chía, and activist Aracelis Balza.
- Released detainees face conditions restricting public statements and social-media use, and some departures occurred away from prison facilities or involved immediate travel abroad.
- No comprehensive official list has been published as families wait outside El Helicoide and El Rodeo; Foro Penal says roughly 811 political prisoners remain and high-profile cases like Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo are still unresolved.