# Venezuela releases dozens of political prisoners as election calls grow

https://mins.news/en/item/76134

- BBC News, 2026-09-27 15:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620lrw2xr12o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Venezuelan authorities have released a significant number of political prisoners, according to rights groups, days after interim President Delcy Rodriguez met US President Donald Trump. Opposition figures have renewed demands for free elections. Among those freed was Wilder Vasquez, who had received a five-year sentence in 2018 over allegations that he plotted to kill Nicolás Maduro.

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