Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'
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A relative of a political prisoner waits outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Relatives of detainee Yosnars Baduel embrace outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Atali Freites, the mother of Juan Jose Freites, arrives near El Helicoide, headquarters of Venezuela's intelligence service (SEBIN) and a detention center, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after hearing National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez say the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Relatives of political prisoners gather outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Mariana Gonzalez, the daughter of former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, stands outside the Rodeo I prison where her husband is detained, in Guatire, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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A relative of a political prisoner waits outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)