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Venezuela frees prominent human rights activist Javier Tarazona

Venezuela frees prominent human rights activist Javier Tarazona

Published by Sam Flores

Venezuelan ‍rights activist ​Javier Tarazona has been freed ⁠in a prisoner release, legal rights group Foro Penal said on ​Sunday, the latest ‍high profile liberation in a process ​families of the detained say ​has moved too slowly. Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Friday announced a proposed “amnesty law” for hundreds of prisoners in the country, and said ‍the infamous Helicoide detention center ​in the capital Caracas, which rights groups have long denounced as the ‌site of prisoner abuse, will be converted ‍into a center for sport and social services. Read moreVenezuela announces amnesty push for mass release of political prisoners Foro Penal says it has verified more than 300 liberations of political prisoners since the government announced the new series of releases on January 8. It added on X ​on Sunday that several others had been released alongside Tarazona from the Helicoide prison. Tarazona is the director of FundaRedes, which tracks ​alleged abuses by Colombian armed groups and the Venezuelan military along the countries’ border. He was arrested in July 2021, accused of terrorism …

‘Large number’ of Maduro’s security team killed

‘Large number’ of Maduro’s security team killed

Published by Sam Flores

Nicolas Maduro is escorted by DEA agents after being captured in Caracas on Saturday morning A ‍large number of Nicolas Maduro’s security team were killed in the US military operation that led to his capture, the Venezuelan defence minister said. Surrounded by military officers, Vladimir Padrino Lopez told media: “A large part of his security team, including soldiers and innocent citizens, were murdered in cold blood.” The casualties among Mr Maduro’s security detail follow reports that the strikes killed 40 people, including military personnel and civilians, according to The New York Times. No American troops were killed during the raid, but around half a dozen people are thought to have been injured, an unnamed US official told the newspaper. Donald Trump, the US president, warned the regime that more attacks could be necessary if they did not follow orders. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, added on Sunday: “I do know this: that if they don’t make the right decision, that the United States will retain multiple levers of leverage.” Delcy Rodriguez, the former vice-president, …