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Venezuelan Interim Government Announces More Than 500 Political Prisoner Releases as NGOs Say Far Fewer Have Been Freed

The announcement ties a fast-track review of cases to a June 1 national consultation on judicial delays, corruption and the criminalization of poverty.

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Venezuelan Mother Dies Days After Burying Son Whose Death in Custody Was Finally Confirmed

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Regional Prosecutors Say No Evidence of Torture of Azat Miftakhov at Harp Colony

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

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

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

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2mo ago

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

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2mo ago

Argentine Gendarme Nahuel Gallo Runs Race to Press Venezuela to Free Foreign Prisoners

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3mo ago

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

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3mo ago

Boualem Sansal Leaves Gallimard for Grasset, Citing Break Over Strategy During Algerian Detention

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3mo ago

Belarus Dissident Maria Kolesnikova Collects Charlemagne Prize in Aachen

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3mo ago

Venezuela Excarcerations Reach 690 Under Amnesty as Cuba Begins Limited Releases

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3mo ago

Opposition Alliance Demands Parliament’s Role in Defence Decisions After US–Israel Strikes on Iran

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4mo ago

Venezuela Says 179 Political Prisoners Freed Under New Amnesty Law

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4mo ago

Venezuela Reports Nearly 2,200 Benefited From Amnesty as Releases and Prison Hunger Strike Continue

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4mo ago

Venezuela Reports 3,200 Fully Freed Under Amnesty as Rights Disputes and Prison Hunger Strikes Mount

Political Prisoners

Venezuelan Interim Government Announces More Than 500 Political Prisoner Releases as NGOs Say Far Fewer Have Been Freed

Venezuelan Mother Dies Days After Burying Son Whose Death in Custody Was Finally Confirmed

Regional Prosecutors Say No Evidence of Torture of Azat Miftakhov at Harp Colony

Opposition Ultimatum Over Imran Khan’s Jail Access Meets Government Rebuff

Myanmar Orders Aung San Suu Kyi to Serve Remaining Term Under House Arrest

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

Italy Renews 41-bis Prison Regime for Anarchist Alfredo Cospito

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

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

Argentine Gendarme Nahuel Gallo Runs Race to Press Venezuela to Free Foreign Prisoners

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

Boualem Sansal Leaves Gallimard for Grasset, Citing Break Over Strategy During Algerian Detention

Belarus Dissident Maria Kolesnikova Collects Charlemagne Prize in Aachen

Venezuela Excarcerations Reach 690 Under Amnesty as Cuba Begins Limited Releases

Opposition Alliance Demands Parliament’s Role in Defence Decisions After US–Israel Strikes on Iran

Venezuela Says 179 Political Prisoners Freed Under New Amnesty Law

Venezuela Reports Nearly 2,200 Benefited From Amnesty as Releases and Prison Hunger Strike Continue

Venezuela Reports 3,200 Fully Freed Under Amnesty as Rights Disputes and Prison Hunger Strikes Mount

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