US urges Venezuela to release remaining political prisoners
Summary
The United States urged Venezuela to free the 322 people still detained as political prisoners, according to rights group Foro Penal. Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised their release and electoral reforms in talks with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Oliver Blanco, as the Trump administration presses for a transition toward elections.Key Facts
- Foro Penal says 322 people remain in detention as political prisoners.
- More than 1,000 political prisoners have been freed since U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro on January 3.
- Rubio met Venezuelan Foreign Minister Oliver Blanco on Monday.
- The U.S. State Department said the talks covered prisoner releases and reforms to support free, fair, and credible elections.
- The State Department said the Trump administration remains committed to a plan for stabilization, economic recovery and political reconciliation, and democratic transition.
- Venezuela’s National Electoral Council declared Maduro the winner of the 2024 election, while opposition tallies and independent media verification indicated the opposition candidate had won.
- Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, said elections would take place under a renewed electoral authority but gave no timeline.
- Opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for elections in 2027.
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