Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after post-Maduro talks

The releases follow a second round of negotiations between Venezuela’s interim government and the opposition.Published On 27 Sep 202627 Sep 2026More than three dozen political prisoners have been released in Venezuela following a second round of talks backed by Washington between the country’s interim government and the opposition.Human rights group Justicia, Encuentro y Perdon (JEP) said 39 political dissidents were freed between Friday and Saturday from various prisons, including eight women accused of “narco-terrorism” in 2021 and six people accused of working with the United States in a 2020 attempt to overthrow former President Nicolas Maduro.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez promises elections at UN, gives no datelist 2 of 3US removes Venezuela from drug list, Trump sayslist 3 of 3Venezuela quakes rescue dog ‘Tsunami’ honoured with statueend of list“We will remain vigilant and continue to demand full freedom for all those who are still waiting,” JEP said in a statement on X.The releases followed a second round of negotiations on Friday between the government of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who was Maduro’s former vice president, a...