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fromNewsNation
12 hours ago

NYC protesters call for regime change in Iran as conflict escalates

Advocacy groups in New York City rallied supporting regime change in Iran and backing American and Israeli military actions, framing the conflict as finishing a decades-long war rather than starting a new one.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days ago

Cuba announces release of 51 prisoners through Vatican mediation

Cuba announced the release of 51 prisoners through Vatican mediation, citing good conduct and sentence completion as reasons for the humanitarian decision.
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fromSun Sentinel
1 week ago

Cuban exile accused of masterminding terrorism plot from Florida speaks out

A Miami activist leading the 30th of November Revolutionary Movement vows to continue fighting for imprisoned men detained after a deadly February confrontation between alleged counter-revolutionaries and Cuba's coast guard.
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fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

The Iranian Voices America Isn't Hearing

Iranian civil society activists, from prison and house arrest, rejected war and called for nonviolent democratic transition through national dialogue and popular sovereignty.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Comma by comma, a change here, a change there': The passage of Venezuela's amnesty law

Venezuela's National Assembly approved an amnesty law after intensive negotiations, allowing the government to claim greater political freedom while opposition lawmakers secured limited concessions including Article Seven requiring justice system submission.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Venezuela reports over 3,200 people fully released under new amnesty law

Venezuela's new amnesty law has freed over 3,200 people from prison, house arrest, and other restrictive measures since taking effect on February 20.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Venezuela receives more than 1,500 amnesty requests under new law

More than 370 political prisoners have been granted amnesty and 1,557 cases are being processed under Venezuela's new US-backed amnesty law.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela stage hunger strike in response to broken promises of their release

Families and prisoners in Caracas stage prolonged hunger strikes and vigils as promised amnesty releases are delayed despite government assurances.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

'No regrets.' Belarusian activist opens up on Germany exile

Maria Kolesnikova, Belarusian opposition leader, resisted forced expulsion, was imprisoned for years, released in 2025, granted German asylum and recovering in Berlin.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Venezuela rearrests opposition figure Guanipa after release: Prosecutor

Juan Pablo Guanipa was rearrested and placed under house arrest for not complying with release terms while facing accusations of leading a terrorist plot.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Cubans also want an amnesty for their political prisoners

Wilber Aguilar petitioned Cuba's National Assembly for amnesty to free his son Walniel, sentenced to 12 years for participating in the July 11, 2021 protests.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Venezuela begins releasing political detainees to consolidate peace'

Venezuela released multiple detainees, including opposition figures and foreign nationals, framed as a gesture toward peace amid ongoing disputes over political prisoners.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Venezuela says it will free 'important number' of prisoners DW 01/08/2026

Venezuela will free a significant number of prisoners, including some foreigners, citing peaceful coexistence after a US raid targeting President Maduro.
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fromTruthout
3 months ago

Mumia Abu-Jamal's Supporters Demand Medical Care for Him and Aging Prisoners

Mumia Abu-Jamal remains imprisoned as supporters march for his freedom and medical care amid allegations of an unfair trial and prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
4 months ago

Nicaragua's Ortega and Murillo release and parade political prisoners in whitewashing operation for US

Nicaragua's co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, resorted on Tuesday to an old whitewashing tactic: releasing and parading political prisoners who had been forcibly disappeared. The move comes on the eve of a crucial decision for the Sandinista regime: the Trump administration will have to determine whether to expel the country from the Dominican RepublicCentral AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
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fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Czechs begin exhumation of notorious mass grave site DW 11/06/2025

State-led exhumations at Dablice cemetery aim to recover remains of 1950s political prisoners, including executed decorated war officers linked to a 1949 anti-communist plot.
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4 months ago

NGOs seek support for political prisoners in Russia DW 11/01/2025

"Think of all the things you need each day to brush your teeth, get dressed, eat," Julia said. "In prison, life goes on, but you don't get any money."
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fromTruthout
4 months ago

Writer Who Survived ADX Supermax Prison Describes How It "Entombs" People

These cells had held Tom Manning and Ray Luc. They held Mutulu Shakur and Oscar López Rivera. Now I joined my elders in maintaining my resistance while buried in the Rockies,
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Trial opens for ex-Mali PM jailed by military rulers over solidarity' post

Assimi Goita secured a five-year renewable presidential term while Moussa Mara faces cybercrime charges and detention over online solidarity with political prisoners.
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