In this file photo Luciana Giuliani (L) and Lorena Giuliani, sisters of German Giuliani, an Argentine lawyer detained in Venezuela, hug at the Venezuelan-Argentine Center in Buenos Aires on January 8, 2026, as they await their brothers release by the Venezuelan government. Venezuelan authorities are releasing a "large number" of prisoners, some of them foreigners, five days after US forces ousted authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, parliament speaker Jorge Rodriguez said o January 8. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP)
January 25, 2026
At least 80 political prisoners freed in Venezuela — NGO
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — At least 80 political prisoners were freed Sunday in Venezuela, where detainees are slowly being released under pressure from the United States, the non-governmental organisation Foro Penal said.
The group’s director, Alfredo Romero, said on X that the NGO was verifying the identities of those released at jails nationwide, adding that it was “likely that more releases will take place.”
