Alfredo Romero reported that, so far, Foro Penal has verified at least 80 cases of release throughout the country, although he warned that the number could increase throughout the day as new releases are confirmed.
Various non-governmental organizations and political leaders reported the release of political prisoners during the day this Sunday, January 25, as part of a process that was reactivated at dawn after several days without significant progress.
RELEASED | during the early morning #25Jan there were releases from the prison #Stump. These are some names that relatives were able to collect. There is more. This occurs after a power outage overnight. Releases are suspected in #Tocuyitoaccording to family members. pic.twitter.com/OFTjAVkMNq
— Committee for the Freedom of Social Fighters (@LibertadLuchSoc) January 25, 2026
The president of Foro Penal, Alfredo Romero, reported through his official channels that, so far, the organization has verified at least 80 cases of release throughout the country, although he warned that the number could increase throughout the day as new releases are confirmed.
At least 80 political prisoners that we are verifying have been released today throughout the country. There will probably be more releases.
— Alfredo Romero (@alfredoromero) January 25, 2026
Criminal Forum lawyer released
For his part, the vice president of Foro Penal, Gonzalo Himiob, confirmed the release of Kennedy Tejeda Jiménez, a volunteer lawyer for the organization, who had been detained since August 2, 2024.
#25Jan With great joy we can confirm the release of our volunteer lawyer from the @ForoPenal KENNEDY TEJEDA JIMÉNEZ, who was arbitrarily detained since 8/2/2024 pic.twitter.com/ECqPJXH7jq
— Gonzalo Himiob S. (@HimiobSantome) January 25, 2026
Tejeda was arrested at a National Guard command in the state of Carabobo when he was trying to defend and provide legal assistance to young people detained during the protests following the presidential election in July of that year. At the time, he was charged with terrorism and hate speech, in what Foro Penal denounced as an attempt to criminalize his work as a human rights defender.
Union leaders and politicians among those released
Among the people released this Sunday is also Carlos Alberto Gómez Durán, president of the Unitary Teachers’ Union of the state of Mérida (SUMA), whose arrest had been registered in May 2025. His release was announced by the organization Educadores Mérida and ratified by the political leader Antonio Ecarri.
Lic. CARLOS ALBERTO GÓMEZ DURÁN, president of the Unitary Teachers’ Union of the state of Mérida -SUMA-, kidnapped since May 2025, has just been released. We demand his full freedom and return of all his constitutional rights.#FreedomForAllPoliticalPrisoners pic.twitter.com/RdXhn8sETL
— MESR (@EducadoresMESR) January 25, 2026
Ecarri also reported on the departure of Yerry Agreda, a member of the Alianza Lápiz party, detained in the state of Aragua.
Verifications intensified at dawn
The leader Delsa Solórzano explained that the process of verifying releases, carried out in conjunction with family members and human rights defenders, was strongly reactivated during the early hours of this Sunday, after several days without progress being recorded in the issuance of release tickets.
#25Jan At this time, together with relatives and human rights organizations, the releases of political prisoners are being verified. This process had continued for several days without any progress; However, it was resumed with force during the early hours of the morning.
All this comes back to… pic.twitter.com/Y1L10HN6Uy
— Delsa Solorzano (@delsasolorzano) January 25, 2026
According to the preliminary assessment of civil organizations, the releases benefit people who were deprived of liberty in different detention centers in the country for political reasons. NGOs continue to be deployed near prisons to document the identity of those released and the legal status of their cases, amid complaints of lack of official information and delays in procedures.
The organizations reiterated that the process is still developing and that only duly verified cases are considered confirmed, while monitoring efforts continue throughout the country.
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