Over 600 Political Prisoners Still Detained in Venezuela Despite Partial Releases

Venezuela remains a glaring example of authoritarian overreach and broken promises in the Western Hemisphere. While the socialist regime announced a process aimed at liberating political prisoners starting January, independent monitoring by the NGO Foro Penal reveals that more than 600 prisoners of conscience still languish behind bars. The reported figure follows 444 released detainees since early January, yet the grim reality is that those freed often face continued restrictions like house arrests — a hollow concession that hardly restores liberty. How Much Freedom Is True Freedom? Take the case of opposition figures Juan Pablo Guanipa and Perkins Rocha. Both...