Jan 12 (Reuters) – The number of prisoners released in Venezuela has risen to 41, local rights group Foro Penal said on Monday, after 24 people were freed overnight.
The release of hundreds of political prisoners in the South American country is a long-running demand of human rights groups, international bodies and opposition figures.
(Reporting Reuters; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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