Venezuelan authorities release around thirty political detainees after new dialogue round

Human-rights organizations reported that Venezuelan authorities liberated approximately 29 political prisoners after the second round of dialogue between the ruling power and the opposition in Caracas. The releases included eight women still accused of narcoterrorism from 2021 and six detainees connected to the aborted 2020 "Gedeon" operation aimed at overthrowing the government. The opposition had pledged to push for the freedom of all political inmates, noting that a recent tally still listed hundreds of such prisoners despite an amnesty decree and earlier releases.

Critics argue the overall process remains slow, with families continuing protests near the U.S. embassy and at El Rodeo I prison, which NGOs label a torture site. The talks, backed by the United States, are said to have advanced judicial reforms, though the full release of all unjustly held individuals has yet to be achieved.