Familiares y activistas reportan la excarcelación de 71 presos políticos tras presidenciales en Venezuela
El Comité de Madres en Defensa de la Verdad informó que, desde la madrugada de este jueves, han sido excarceladas 71 personas -65 hombres, 3 mujeres y 3 adolescentes- que habían sido detenidas en Venezuela en el contexto de las protestas tras las elecciones presidenciales de 2024. EFE / AlbertoNews Según los informes preliminares, al […]
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- 71 people, including men, women, and adolescents, detained after the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections have been released.
- The majority of releases (60) occurred at the Tocorón Penitentiary Center in Aragua state.
- Other releases took place at Las Crisálidas (Miranda state) and La Guaira.
- The Committee of Mothers in Defense of Truth called the releases insufficient and demanded full amnesty for all post-election detainees.
- Human rights defenders state that hundreds of citizens remain imprisoned for political reasons.
- The 2024 elections led to a crisis amid Nicolás Maduro's controversial re-election and opposition claims of fraud.
- Over 2,400 people were initially detained, accused of "terrorism" by the Prosecutor's Office, though NGOs and opposition parties claim they are political prisoners.