Venezuela frees prominent opposition members as prisoner releases continue

Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa speaks to the media outside the Helicoide detention center during a visit to the relatives of political prisoners, after he was released from the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) Mariperez detention center, as rights group Foro Penal says some political prisoners were freed on Sunday and it is checking more cases, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 8, 2026.