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Venezuela to release 300 prisoners under amnesty law

The Hindu · · 357 words · By AFP
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“Venezuela will release 300 prisoners this week under the framework of an amnesty law aimed at freeing political detainees, National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez said on Tuesday (May 19, 2026).”
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The claim is reported by The Hindu and corroborated by Wikipedia entries regarding the 2026 political prisoner releases in Venezuela.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who is currently the acting president of Venezuela since January 2026, after the United States captured…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Assembly of People's Power (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) is the supreme state organ of power of the Republic of Cuba. It is the only branch of government in the state, an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro (born c. 1985) is a Cuban security official and political advisor. He holds the rank of colonel in the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) and served as the chief of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raúl_Guillermo_Rodríguez_Castr…
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“Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez has embarked on a series of reforms following the U.S. ouster of her predecessor Nicolas Maduro, in January.”
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Multiple Wikipedia entries and web search results confirm Delcy Rodríguez became acting president in January 2026 following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the aftermath of the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, the remaining government in Venezuela, led by his vice pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_political_prisoner_releas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who is currently the acting president of Venezuela since January 2026, after the United States captured…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jorge Antonio Rodríguez (February 16, 1942 – July 25, 1976) was a Venezuelan student leader, politician, member of a guerrilla group and a kidnapper. He was a leader of the Revolutionary Left Movement…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Antonio_Rodríguez
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“One such reform was the adoption of an amnesty for political prisoners in February, which led to the release of hundreds of detainees.”
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Web search results from multiple sources confirm the National Assembly approved the amnesty law on February 19, 2026, and NPR reports the announcement of the bill.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day. February is the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Venezuelan coup attempt of February 1992 was an attempt to seize control of the government of Venezuela by the Hugo Chávez-led Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200) that took place on 4 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets in the Caribbean Se…
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“The interim leader's brother, who heads Venezuela's National Assembly, said on Tuesday (May 19) that 300 prisoners would be released over a five-day period.”
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The relationship between Jorge and Delcy Rodríguez and Jorge's statement on May 19 regarding the release of 300 prisoners is confirmed by Wikipedia and The Hindu.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the aftermath of the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, the remaining government in Venezuela, led by his vice pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_political_prisoner_releas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who is currently the acting president of Venezuela since January 2026, after the United States captured…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jorge Jesús Rodríguez Gómez (born 9 November 1965) is a Venezuelan politician serving as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela since 2021. He is the brother of Delcy Rodríguez, the vice pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Rodríguez_(Venezuelan_po…
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“The released prisoners include former police officials linked to the brief overthrow of former leftist president Hugo Chavez in April 2002, he said.”
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While evidence confirms the 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez occurred, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that the current group of released prisoners includes police officials from that specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hugo Chávez served as president of Venezuela from 14 April 2002 until his death on 5 March 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Hugo_Chávez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chavista Venezuela officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela or the Fifth Republic of Venezuela is the current Venezuelan state that has existed since 1999. From the 1970s to 1992 Hugo Chávez wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Venezuela_(1999–pre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chávez was…
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“Mr. Rodriguez also cited the releases of a 16-year-old girl and a woman in her seventies on Monday (May 18), and 16 political prisoners accused of offenses in the oil industry on Tuesday (May 19).”
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The provided evidence does not contain details about the release of a 16-year-old girl, a woman in her seventies, or 16 oil industry prisoners on the specific dates mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — When she was seven years old, her father was murdered while in custody of the DISIP. In 1993, Rodríguez graduated from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) with a Bachelor of Laws' degree. During…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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“Almost 800 people have been released from prison since January, 186 of whom were freed under the amnesty law, according to the rights group Foro Penal.”
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Both The Hindu and a separate report on political prisoner torture corroborate Foro Penal's figure of approximately 800 releases since January 2026, with a specific mention of the gap between their figures and government figures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Almost 800 people have been released from prison since January, 186 of whom were freed under the amnesty law, according to the rights group Foro Penal. These figures contrast with data from the interi…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/venezuela-to-rel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Foro Penal verified approximately 800 actual releases since January 2026, a figure that is very far from the more than 8,146 reported by the government. This gap between official and verified figures …
https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-03-u1-e208512-s270…
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web search NEUTRAL — "This amnesty law is coming to an end. For those cases that were not covered, or rather, were expressly excluded, there are other avenues through which they can be addressed," Rodríguez said during an…
https://www.latintimes.com/what-end-venezuelas-amnesty-law-m…
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“These figures contrast with data from the interior ministry, which says more than 8,000 people have benefited from the amnesty.”
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The Hindu and other web search results confirm the interior ministry's claim that over 8,000 people benefited from the amnesty.
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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuela will release 300 prisoners this week under an amnesty law aimed at political detainees, says National Assembly Chief.These figures contrast with data from the interior ministry, which says m…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/venezuela-to-rel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuelan authorities say that more than 8,600 people, including over 300 who had been imprisoned, have benefited from the law, though without providing a list.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/05/13/venezuela-exclusions-pro…
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web search NEUTRAL — While the government claims that over 8,000 people have benefited from the amnesty law in its short timeframe -- including over 314 prisoners and 8,037 under government restrictions such as house arre…
https://www.latintimes.com/what-end-venezuelas-amnesty-law-m…
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“Of this cohort, the Ministry says, 314 were released from prison, and the rest were granted full freedom after being on parole.”
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Web search results specifically mention that the government claims over 8,000 benefited, including over 314 prisoners and the remainder under restrictions like house arrest/parole.
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“Around 20 political prisoners have died in custody in Venezuela since 2014, according to Foro Penal.”
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This specific figure (20 deaths since 2014) is mentioned in the article from The Hindu, but no other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates this specific number.
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“Interim leader Rodriguez on Monday (May 18) ordered an investigation into the death of political prisoner Victor Hugo Quero Navas in state custody, whose 81-year-old mother died days after confirming her son's passing.”
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