Political prisoners25 Apr 2026Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.25 Apr 20263 Apr 2026Cuba begins releasing more than 2,000 prisoners as US pressure mountsUS President Trump has made clear his desire to change Cuba's leadership and has placed the country under an oil embargo. 3 Apr 202617 Mar 2026UN receives reports alleging torture of detainees in Venezuela continuesThe UN is deeply concerned by allegations there have been incidents of torture after Nicolás Maduro's ouster.17 Mar 202619 Feb 2026Veteran dissident who refused exile releasedMikola Statkevich, who spent more than five years in prison in his native Belarus, is now recovering from a stroke at home, his wife says.19 Feb 202616 Feb 2026Pressure grows for release of remaining Venezuelan political prisonersAn NGO says hundreds of people remain behind bars despite US pressure US to speed up their release.16 Feb 20269 Feb 2026Venezuela's opposition says party leader kidnapped hours after being freedNobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado says political leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken by force in Caracas. 9 Feb 20268 Feb 2026Venezuela frees high-profile opposition figure Juan Pablo GuanipaThe Justice First party leader is among 18 political prisoners to be freed by the interim government on Sunday.8 Feb 202613 Dec 2025BBC captures celebrations as Belarus frees political prisonersSouthern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.13 Dec 202521 Apr 2025El Salvador offers Venezuela prisoner swap involving US deporteesEl Salvador proposes exchanging 252 US-deported Venezuelans for the same number of "political prisoners" in Venezuela.21 Apr 2025...
