Venezuela: Government starts freeing political prisoners

Families of detainees in Venezuela rushed to prisons across the country, after the government started releasing detainees considered as political prisoners by human rights groups.

Officials said a ‘significant number’ of people would be freed, in what they described as a goodwill gesture.

Rocío San Miguel, a vocal critic of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was the first prisoner confirmed to be released.

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