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Latin Times
Politics
Pedro Camacho

Hundreds Of Political Prisoners Still Held in Venezuela As Releases Stall, Local Rights Monitor Says

Venezuela's infamous Helicoide torture center still houses hundreds of political prisoners (Credit: AFP / Yuri CORTEZ)

Nearly 800 political prisoners remain detained in Venezuela despite a series of announced releases earlier this month, according to a local rights monitoring group, which noted that the process has slowed and has not resulted in full freedom for those affected.

Foro Penal reported that it has documented 777 political prisoners nationwide, following 143 releases recorded between Jan. 8 and late Monday. No new releases have been confirmed since Saturday.

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