Venezuela Releases Some Journalists and Activists from Prison as a Gesture to 'Seek Peace'

The Associated Press
11:48 JST,
January 9, 2026
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela released a number of citizens and foreigners from its prisons on Thursday in what a top government official described as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces to face drug-trafficking charges i...
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