Tag: political prisoners

• Saturday, May 26th 2018 - 18:23 UTC

  'Storms' and arrests among Venezuelan Armed Forces; more tortures and political prisoners

  

  After the presidential election in Venezuela on May 20, in which President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected, a wave of arrests has been reported among Venezuelan military in several parts of the country. As well as releases and new arrests of civilians and soldiers for political reasons.

• Sunday, December 24th 2017 - 09:39 UTC

  Venezuela: some political prisoners in freedom

  

  The National Constituent Assembly (ANC in Spanish) recommended to the Public Prosecutor and the Judicial Branch to release more than 80 political prisoners. At the moment, 13 of them have been released with precautionary measures.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 22:00 UTC

  Cuba has freed some of 53 political prisoners, as agreed in the rapprochement with the US

  

  Cuba has freed some of 53 people the United States regards as political prisoners as agreed under last month's US-Cuban rapprochement and Washington wants to see the rest released soon, the US State Department said on Tuesday.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:13 UTC

  Cuba: Reportedly Still Holding A Hundred Political Prisoners

  

  The Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation says that the island's communist government is still holding a hundred political prisoners, in spite of releasing numerous imprisoned dissidents last year.