CARACAS: Venezuelan authorities granted amnesty to 379 political prisoners, a lawmaker overseeing the process said on Friday, after a new mass amnesty law was enacted following the ouster of former leader Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela’s National Assembly unanimously adopted the law on Thursday, providing hope that hundreds of political prisoners behind bars may soon be released.

El chavismo intenta sumar el apoyo de la oposición para aprobar la norma por unanimidad

La norma sale adelante por unanimidad tras dos semanas de consultas. Casi dos centenares de militares presos quedan excluidos de la medida de gracia