# ‘The nightmare is over’: Families reunite as Venezuela frees political prisoners

https://mins.news/en/item/22870

- France 24, 2026-08-14 21:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260814-the-nightmare-is-over-families-reunite-as-venezuela-frees-political-prisoners

> Venezuela’s government released 131 detainees on Friday. Human rights groups welcomed the freedom of some people they said had been held unjustly or for political reasons, allowing families to reunite.

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