Releases confirmed in Yare III, Las Crisálidas and Tocorón

The release of some Crisálida detainees was confirmed by the Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP), without specifying a figure. The organization indicated that the freed women received precautionary measures.

Gonzalo Himiob, vice president of Foro Penal, confirmed this Saturday that as of 9:00 am several releases have been reported from the Yare III prison and the Las Crisálidas women's prison.

Journalists Luis López and Gabriel González were accused of "terrorism" and two other crimes https://bit.ly/3Cuh6C6

María Corina Machado warned Nicolás Maduro that his situation will be "better" if he negotiates before January 10.

The opposition leader insisted that holding on to her post and being sworn in for a new term “ will further complicate the situation .”

Machado stressed that the negotiations "must focus on regime change and a transition to democracy in Venezuela."

He said that Maduro has little support in the security forces and that many close to the regime " know that time for negotiations is running out ."

"The later the negotiation takes, the worse it will be for them. The incentives are there to accept the irreversibility of political change," he concluded.

⚠️ General electrical blackout in several Venezuelan states

Teenager who turned 15 while in custody was released after 109 days

They were on the fifth floor of the National Building in Barquisimeto on the night of November 16, where a court held an unexpected hearing that granted him the alternative measure after having spent 109 days detained on charges of terrorism at the Pablo Herrera Campins Socio-Educational Center, in El Manzano, Lara state.

The “precautionary" measure include his appearance in Caracas on the 30th of each month, a ban on leaving the country, the inability to ride a motorcycle and to be out of the house late at night. In addition, he was prohibited from approaching the place of his detention.

Five teenagers released in La Guaira: 112 political prisoners have been released https://bit.ly/4hVAiJo

Netherlands ratifies support for Venezuelan democracy after meeting with Edmundo González https://bitlysdowssl-aws.com/mundo/paises-bajos-ratifica-apoyo-a-la-democracia-venezolana-tras-encuentro-con-edmundo-gonzalez/?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=social

Jorge Jiménez (president of the Venezuelan Football Fdederation) displaced Alex Saab as Maduro's "strong man" https://bit.ly/3CBl4ZS

Maduro says that Diosdado and Jorge Rodriguez are waiting for "the old man who is happy" who announced that he will be sworn in as president of Venezuela

Spain awaits confirmation of the release of two Spaniards in Venezuela

The families of these Spaniards informed the Spanish Consulate in Caracas on Saturday that they had been released from prison, the agency reported.

According to diplomatic sources consulted by ABC, "the two Spanish political prisoners - whose identity remains anonymous - are released under very peculiar conditions, with a regime of periodic presentation before the judge and with the promise not to make any statements."