Rubio urges Venezuela to release remaining political prisoners
- The US has urged Venezuela to release the remaining political prisoners being held in the South American country.
- More than 1,000 political prisoners have been freed since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Caracas on 3 January and took him to New York, where he faces trial on drug-trafficking and torture charges.
- But Venezuelan prisoners' rights group Foro Penal says 322 people remain in detention.
Confirmed
- More than 1,000 political prisoners have been freed since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Caracas on 3 January and took him to New York, where he faces trial on drug-trafficking and torture charges.
Unverified
- The US has urged Venezuela to release the remaining political prisoners being held in the South American country.
- But Venezuelan prisoners' rights group Foro Penal says 322 people remain in detention.
Sources: Al Jazeera, BBC News