Solórzano pointed out that she remained sheltered in Venezuela for more than 17 months, due to the political persecution against her and her family.
The president of Encuentro Ciudadano, Delsa Solórzano, after spending 17 months in shelter, offered a press conference this Tuesday the 27th, in which she asked for the freedom of all political prisoners and the end of the persecution against those who think differently.
«Gentlemen, enough is enough. Open the prison doors, for God’s sake, the suffering of the prisoners and their families is very high. That’s enough. Freedom for political prisoners and an end to persecution,” he declared.
Solórzano pointed out that she was always in Venezuela, but was forced to take refuge due to the political persecution against her and her family.
In his first press conference, he stated that there is no justification for subjecting political prisoners and their families to so much pain. “Those of us who have been children of political prisoners cannot under any circumstances protect a family from going through what one went through,” the politician said.
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Maria Corina Machadoleader of the opposition and Nobel Peace Prize winner, applauded Solórzano’s decision and welcomed the mobilization of mothers, students, workers and political leaders in favor of the freedom of all political prisoners.
Machado left hiding in Venezuela in the first days of December to go to Oslo, Norway, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. In his statements to the press he promised to return “as soon as possible.”
Recently, the leaders of La Causa R also appeared publicly, Andres Velasquez and Alfredo Ramos, who offered statements about the situation of political prisoners and the transition process in the country.
After the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, a “new political moment” began that will allow, according to Delcy Rodríguez, “understanding from divergence and diversity.”
At this stage, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has indicated that Rodríguez is collaborating with the requests made by the White House, including the release of political prisoners.
*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 is being published taking into consideration the threats and limits that have consequently been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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