Venezuela has passed an amnesty law to free hundreds of political prisoners, but some rights groups and opposition members have cautiously welcomed it

Members of Venezuela ’s opposition, prisoners' rights groups and relatives of people long detained for political reasons gave a lukewarm reception Friday to an amnesty measure expected to free hundreds of people,

Venezuela has released a prominent oil consultant who also has US citizenship after four days in detention, a case that highlights the country’s persistent risks as the Washington-backed administration in Caracas seeks to revive the petroleum industry.

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday freed 17 political prisoners, the human rights committee of opposition movement Vente Venezuela said in a post on X. CLIPPVE, a nongovernmental organization, separately reported the release of the political prisoners,

A number of prominent critics have started to emerge from hiding to test the limits of political speech after years of self-imposed silence driven by fear.

Venezuela’s parliament head announced the release of 17 political prisoners as an amnesty bill to end crackdowns on dissent is debated.

Venezuela freed multiple Americans detained in the country, the State Department announced, the latest concession after the operation to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. “We welcome the release of detained Americans in Venezuela,” the ...

The release of around 35 political prisoners comes amid closer cooperation between Washington and the interim government.