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Venezuela’s interim government says it has freed more than 800 political prisoners since before last December, but rights NGO Foro Penal casts doubt on the figure. Since the US military ouster of long-time leader Nicolas Maduro in early January, his acting replacement, Delcy Rodriguez, has been under pressure from Washington to free people held for protesting or otherwise opposing the regime. Progress has been slow until January 24, which saw a sudden flurry of 100 prisoners freed. Foro Penal and other rights groups say hundreds of opposition members are still behind bars in Venezuela.
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