Dozens of political prisoners have been released from Rodeo I prison on the outskirts of Caracas, under a historic amnesty law enacted in Venezuela. Parliament chief Jorge Rodriguez, said 1,500 people have applied for the amnesty, which covers a range of charges used to lock up dissidents during 27 years of hardline socialist rule. According to NGO Foro Penal, some 600 political prisoners remain behind bars across the country. | AFP News Agency
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Dozens of political prisoners have been released from Rodeo I prison on the outskirts of Caracas, under a historic amnesty law enacted in Venezuela. Parliament chief Jorge Rodriguez, said 1,500 people have applied for the amnesty, which covers a range of charges used to lock up dissidents during 27 years of hardline socialist rule. According to NGO Foro Penal, some 600 political prisoners remain behind bars across the country. | AFP News Agency
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