Key Facts

• Juan Pablo Guanipa, a Venezuelan opposition politician, was liberated from jail.
• Guanipa was in hiding for 10 months and detained for almost nine months before his release.
• The Venezuelan government has released 383 political prisoners since January 8.
• His family denied allegations against Guanipa related to a "terrorist" plot.
• An amnesty law has been proposed to grant clemency to political prisoners and was passed in an initial vote.
• The Helicoide detention center in Caracas is planned to be turned into a facility for sports and social services.
• Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced these changes following US pressure.
• Human rights groups claim the government uses detentions to suppress dissent, while the government denies holding political prisoners.