A human rights group says the number of prisoners released in Venezuela has risen to 18, from nine on Friday afternoon. Details from reporter Bernie Bennett. VERBATIM: The release of hundreds of political prisoners in the South American country is a long-running demand of human rights groups, international bodies and opposition figures, including Nobel Peace […]
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Political Prisoners Released in Venezuela
A human rights group says the number of prisoners released in Venezuela has risen to 18, from nine on Friday afternoon. Details from reporter Bernie Bennett.
VERBATIM:
The release of hundreds of political prisoners in the South American country is a long-running demand of human rights groups, international bodies and opposition figures, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, who has several close allies imprisoned.
Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez, the brother of acting President Delcy Rodriguez, have said the releases are a gesture of peace. President Trump posted on Truth Social that he had canceled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela following cooperation from the South American nation.
Bernie Bennett reporting.