According to the records of the Criminal Forum, between July 25 and August 4, nine arrests and 55 political prison releases were recorded
The Venezuelan Criminal Forum accounted for 807 political prisoners throughout the country in the update of its registration until August 4, after the release of 55 people in the last week.
According to the organization’s records, published In their social networks, between August 25 and August 4, nine arrests and 55 releases were recorded. This after an exchange between the administration of Nicolás Maduro and the United States government, which involved Venezuelan migrants arrested in El Salvador and a group of Americans arrested in Venezuela.
The organization increased the number of foreigners deprived of liberty for political reasons to 83 people, while 44 people are in an unknown whereabouts.
Most political prisoners are men (712), in addition to 95 women. Four teenagers in Lara and La Guaira states are also behind bars.
In the last week he met José Riera’s arrest, national leader of popular will. His family indicated that he does not know his whereabouts and asked for his immediate release.
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The Criminal Forum recalled that since 2014 18,444 people arrested for political reasons in Venezuela have been registered. Of that figure, more than nine thousand are found with restrictive measures of their freedom. While more than 14,000 have been assisted legally and for free by the NGO.
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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