# Rubio urges Venezuela to free 322 remaining political prisoners

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-urges-venezuela-to-release-remaining-political-prisoners/
- Published: 2026-11-03T12:09:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T12:32:19+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxg5jln586pno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- The US is pressing Venezuela to free 322 remaining political prisoners.
- More than 1,000 have been released since Maduro’s capture.
- The timing and conditions for new elections remain unclear.

## Summary

The US has urged Venezuela’s interim government to release all remaining political prisoners, making their detention a central issue in talks about political reforms and future elections. More than 1,000 people have been freed since US forces captured Nicolás Maduro in January, but rights group Foro Penal says 322 remain in detention.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the prisoners’ release with Foreign Minister Oliver Blanco on Monday, alongside reforms intended to support free and credible elections. Many detainees were arrested after the disputed 2024 election, which independent tallies and observers questioned. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has said elections will take place under a renewed electoral authority but gave no date; opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for a vote next year.

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