Venezuela Has Received More Than 1,550 Requests Under Amnesty Law

Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez holds the document of an amnesty law meant to grant immediate clemency to individuals jailed for participating in political protests, after its approval, in Caracas, Venezuela February 19, 2026. Fausto Torrealba/ReutersBUENOS AIRES—Venezuela ‌has received more than 1,550 requests under its ‌new amnesty law, National ⁠Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on state-run television on Saturday.Rodriguez said hundreds ​of prisoners are currently being released ⁠under the law, which was passed by the ruling party-controlled legislature on Thursday. Human rights organizations say the law falls short of offering ‌relief ⁠for hundreds of political prisoners in the country.