The opposition coalition pointed out that people have been detained “unfairly” and are “victims of flawed processes”, in some cases for doing politics and in others just for expressing their discontent with the economic and social crisis.
The Unitary Platform demanded the “immediate freedom” of all political prisoners within the framework of the canonization of the first two saints of Venezuela that will take place this October 19.
The opposition coalition asked that the human rights of all people deprived of liberty for political reasons be respected and that they be reunited with their families.
«A few days after the Canonization of our saints San Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Santa Carmen Rendiles, we demand the immediate freedom of all political prisoners in Venezuela, as well as respect for their rights and that each of them be reunited with their families. “Doing politics is not a crime,” wrote the leadership. opponent in her account in X.
He highlighted that in Venezuela people have been detained “unfairly” and are “victims of flawed processes”, in some cases for being political and in others just for expressing their discontent with the economic and social crisis.
This Thursday the 16th, the Penal Forum organization published on social networks the balance of people detained until October 13. According to the NGO’s registry, there are 845 political prisoners, including four teenagers.
Petition to the Pope
Several human rights organizations have requested the help of Pope Leo The organization published an open letter to His Holiness and asked citizens to support it with their signature.
Recently, Mariana González sent a letter directly to the Supreme Pontiff in which she asks for help for her husband Rafael Tudares, detained since January. The message, published on the social network X, was shared by Edmundo González Urrutia.
This Thursday, Foro Penal asked Pope Leo XIV to intercede to achieve the immediate release of all political prisoners in the country.
Through the Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela, Monsignor Alberto Ortega Martín, the organization sent a letter to Pope León where they reflected the situation of people detained for political reasons.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the 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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