Venezuelan opposition leaders and civil society groups said on Sunday that the government released 13 people jailed in a crackdown by the government of President Nicolás Maduro following last year’s disputed elections.
Venezuelan authorities did not immediately confirm the releases, but opposition leaders like Henrique Capriles said eight people were freed, while five more were released under house arrest.
“Today, several families have been reunited with their loved ones. We know that many remain, and we will not forget them; we continue fighting for them all,” he wrote in a post on the social media platform X.
The Venezuelan civil society organization Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners said those detained were released “as a result of pressure by victims, organizations, citizen campaigns and international institutions.” The organization wrote on social media that they had “physically and psychologically deteriorated” and that many were returning home with “open wounds.”
It added that around 1,000 people continue in detention “for political reasons,” while other organizations say the number is a bit lower.
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