- Title: Venezuela released opposition politicians Guanipa, Armas meet with supporters
- Date: 9th February 2026
- Summary: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (FEBRUARY 8, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF OPPOSITION POLITICIAN RELEASED FROM PRISON, JUAN PABLO GUANIPA, GREETING SUPPORTERS IN SQUARE GUANIPA LOOKING ON SUPPORTERS STANDING AROUND GUANIPA AND CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OPPOSITION POLITICIAN RELEASED FROM PRISON, JUAN PABLO GUANIPA, SAYING: "And today they told me the release order (release slip) had
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- Keywords: Jesus Armas Juan Pablo Guanipa Venezuela political politics prisoner release
- Location: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
- City: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
- Country: Venezuela
- Topics: South America / Central America,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001376808022026RP1
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- Story Text: Venezuelan opposition politicians Juan Pablo Guanipa and Jesús Armas gathered with supporters in a square in Caracas on Sunday (February 8), after being released from prison along with more than 30 others.
Guanipa and Armas greeted supporters and delivered messages of hope for the country's future, as an amnesty law awaits approval by the National Assembly.
Rights group Foro Penal said around 30 political prisoners were released on Sunday and that it was verifying additional cases. The organisation previously confirmed that 383 political prisoners had been let go since the Venezuelan government announced on January 8 that it would begin a new series of releases.
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced a proposed "amnesty law" for hundreds of prisoners in the country, and said the infamous Helicoide detention centre in Caracas, which rights groups have long denounced as the site of prisoner abuse, will be converted into a centre for sport and social services in the capital.
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