Since her inauguration on January 5, interim president Delcy Rodríguez, under pressure from Washington, has promised the release of political prisoners, but the opposition and NGOs have denounced the slow pace of the process.

Venezuela reports over 600 prisoner releases amid rising family frustrations and demands for the liberation of all political prisoners.

It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.