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Venezuela Says Courts Granted Alternative Measures for 131 Political Detainees

Presented as an early result of U.S.-facilitated talks, the move signals political bargaining as verification of individual releases continues.

Mamdani Invokes Mandela and Names Umar Khalid and Palestinian Doctor in Call for Solidarity

Christophe Gleizes Still Detained in Algeria as Only Path to Release Is Presidential Grace

Cuba Restores Power After Mass Blackout as U.S. Pressure and Aid Offers Mount

Myanmar Converts Aung San Suu Kyi’s Prison Term to House Arrest

Belarus Frees Polish Journalist Andrzej Poczobut in Multi-Country Prisoner Swap

Poland and Belarus Complete 5-for-5 Prisoner Swap, Freeing Jailed Journalist Andrzej Poczobut

Boualem Sansal Enters Belgium’s Royal Academy, Plans to Leave France

Hong Kong Seeks to Seize HK$127 Million Tied to Jailed Tycoon Jimmy Lai

Mirwaiz Urges Humanitarian Release for MP Sheikh Rashid to Visit Ailing Father

U.S. Envoy Details Belarus Deals Linking Prisoner Releases to Sanctions Relief

Belarus Frees 250 Political Prisoners After U.S. Talks as Washington Eases Sanctions

Venezuela Says 179 Political Prisoners Freed Under New Amnesty Law

Belarus Opposition Veteran Mikalay Statkevich Released Home After Stroke

Venezuela Enacts Amnesty Law for Political Cases After Unanimous Assembly Vote

Belarus Opposition Leader Nikolaj Statkewitsch Reported Released, Recovering From Stroke

Russian Artist Convicted Over Leaflets Dies After Heart Attack While Serving Sentence

Venezuelan Assembly Chief Announces 17 Releases From Zona 7 as Amnesty Bill Stalls

Venezuela Frees 17 From Zona 7 as Amnesty Vote Is Delayed and Families Start Hunger Strike

Nicaragua Ends Visa-Free Entry for Cubans, Cutting Off Key U.S.-Bound Route