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December 26, 2025
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Venezuela releases 99 post-election prisoners on Christmas

Venezuela releases 99 post-election prisoners on Christmas

Tumultuous post-election demonstrations followed Maduro's widely disputed claim to reelection in 2024, with the opposition claiming victory for the now-exiled former ambassador Edmundo Gonzalez Urruti.....

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Venezuela released 99 post-election prisoners on Christmas as a gesture of goodwill, with the government reviewing arrests made after President Nicolas Maduro's disputed re-election in 2024.

  • Approximately 2,400 people were arrested after the July 28, 2024, elections, with nearly 2,000 already released.
  • The Ministry of Penitentiary Services stated the releases were "a concrete expression of the State's commitment to peace, dialogue and justice."
  • Among those released was Marggie Orozco, a 65-year-old physician, held for "treason, incitement to hatred and conspiracy" after criticizing Maduro.

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