# Venezuelan government grants alternative detention measures to 131 prisoners

https://mins.news/en/item/22563

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 21:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-government-gives-131-prisoners-alternative-detention-measures-2026-08-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7f823a325a7500012aa9f1

> Venezuela’s government said on Friday that 131 detainees had been granted “alternative liberty restriction measures.” Human rights groups welcomed the release of some people they said had been held unjustly or for political reasons.

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