Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez announces amnesty for political prisoners
Move is a hopeful sign in repressive nation weeks after US toppled former leader Nicolás Maduro
Move is a hopeful sign in repressive nation weeks after US toppled former leader Nicolás Maduro

Move to free locals and foreigners comes after decade of harsh repression by Maduro regime

US capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro has led to tentative hopes of democracy in the oil-rich nation

US-backed interim president replaces slogans, colours and faces of Chavismo movement as she consolidates power

Emerging from hiding for Nobel Peace Prize, María Corina Machado quietly backs US pressure on Maduro regime

Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens

Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has repeatedly turned to fiery leftwinger Rafael Correa and his ex-ministers