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US citizens detained in Venezuela released

Published on: March 9, 2022
12:17

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Caracas, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) For humanitarian reasons, the Venezuelan government released two detained American citizens as part of recent talks between senior US officials and President Nicolas Maduro.

Coup leaders report freedom of detainees after protests in Sudan

Published on: February 18, 2022
10:44

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Khartoum, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) With some reluctance the media in Sudan today picked up the news that all those detained in the protests against October 25 coup d'état last year were released.

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails go on hunger strike

Published on: October 16, 2021
09:14

By: Prensa Latina

Ramallah, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, most of them members of the Islamic Jihad group, are on a hunger strike for the fourth consecutive day in protest against the repressive measures applied by Israel.

Inmate deaths renew drama of missing detainees in Chile

Published on: September 5, 2021
11:02

By: Prensa Latina

Santiago de Chile, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The death of two inmates at the exclusive Punta Peuco prison, convicted of crimes against humanity, renews today the drama of thousands of Chilean families searching for their missing loved ones.

In step to shut Guantanamo Bay, Joe Biden transfers Moroccan home

Published on: July 20, 2021
07:16

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The Joe Biden administration took a step toward its goal of shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center for terror suspects Monday, releasing into the custody of his home country a Moroccan who´d been held without charge nearly since the U.S. opened the facility 19 years ago.

Chilean students call for release of prisoners of social upheaval

Published on: July 8, 2021
14:22

By: Prensa Latina

Santiago de Chile, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) Students on Thursday occupied the headquarters of the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), in this capital, calling for the release of prisoners of the popular revolt that broke out in October 2019.

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