Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman shows a sign that reads, 'Freedom for political prisoners', during a demonstration in Tocuyito, near Valencia, Venezuela, ...

More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.

Venezuela frees 51 detainees described as political prisoners, but rights groups say hundreds remain behind bars.

Damian Farinas, right, walks out of La Lima penitentiary alongside other pardoned prisoners after their release in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) Damian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harold Baez, 31, a released prisoner, embraces his sister as he leaves La Lima penitentiary as part of the amnesty for more than 2 ...

Authorities in Venezuela have freed more than 100 people listed as political prisoners, according to a rights group, including a lawyer who was imprisoned in 2024 after visiting clients at a detention ...

HAVANA — Katia Arias buzzed with hope on Friday morning as she gathered at the gates of a prison on the outskirts of Havana, waiting with other families for their loved ones to be freed in one of the ...

By Dave Sherwood and Mario Fuentes HAVANA, April 3 (Reuters) - Cuba began releasing prisoners from its jails on Friday just hours after its communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty ...