Nuevas excarcelaciones en Venezuela renuevan llamados de liberación de presos políticos
Varias ONG informaron este jueves de la excarcelación de decenas de personas en medio de la celebración de la Navidad en Venezuela, lo que dio pie a nuevos llamados para la liberación de todos los presos políticos, cuando el país está bajo tensión por la interceptación de buques petroleros dentro del despliegue militar de EE.UU. en […]
TL;DR
- At least 71 people, including three women and three minors, were released from prison in Venezuela.
- NGOs consider the releases insufficient and are demanding a general amnesty for all political prisoners.
- The releases occur amid political tension in Venezuela following the presidential elections and the interception of oil tankers by the US.
- Human rights organizations argue that the selective nature of the releases indicates political persecution.
- The Venezuelan government claims that those considered political prisoners have committed serious offenses.
- Foro Penal reports 902 political prisoners in Venezuela as of December 15, mostly detained after the presidential elections.