Venezuela approves amnesty for political prisoners
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By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under its new amnesty law, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on state-run television on Saturday.
Just a year into Trump's second term, and about half of Project 2025's policies have been implemented, observers say.
Following the U.S. attack, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to end the security relationship between Venezuela and Cuba. “Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela. In return, Cuba provided ‘Security Services’ for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE!,” he wrote on Truth Social on January 11.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under its new amnesty law, National Assembly president Jorge Rodriguez said on state-run television on Saturday. Rodriguez said that hundreds of prisoners are currently being released under the law.
Venezuela has passed an amnesty law to free hundreds of political prisoners, but some rights groups and opposition members have cautiously welcomed it
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The top commander overseeing U.S. forces in Latin America, General Francis Donovan, and senior Pentagon official Joseph Humire made a surprise visit to Venezuela on Wednesday for security talks, U.S. officials said.
As U.S. sanctions ease and oil money begins to trickle back after Nicolás Maduro's removal, Venezuelans weigh hopes for recovery against the harsh reality of surviving on wages that barely cover food.
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Trump says Venezuela's acting leader 'has to say' Nicolás Maduro is the legitimate president
President Donald Trump downplayed acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez's recent comment to NBC News that Nicolás Maduro is still the legitimate leader of Venezuela, telling reporters Monday that the response was one of political necessity.
MADRID, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Spain's foreign minister urged the European Union on Friday to lift its sanctions on Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, after lawmakers in the South American country approved a limited amnesty bill for certain prisoners.
Venezuela has started to increase fuel prices at gasoline stations in Caracas as it seeks fresh revenue while reopening its oil industry to foreign investment and boosting output.