Venezuela Frees Prominent Opposition Members as Prisoner Releases Continue

Venezuelan lawmaker and politician Juan Pablo Guanipa speaks during an event of the opposition party “Primero Justicia” to present him as its candidate for the presidential primary, in Caracas, Venezuela November 10, 2022. Gaby Oraa/ReutersVenezuelan opposition politicians Juan Pablo Guanipa and Freddy Superlano, along with prominent lawyer Perkins Rocha, have been freed from jail, their families and human rights organizations said on Sunday, marking the latest high-profile releases by the government in Caracas.Under mounting pressure from the United States to free political prisoners, rights group Foro Penal said some 35 political prisoners were released on Sunday and that it was verifying additional cases.