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Javier Tarazona proposes the creation of new amnesty law

Javier Tarazona, president of Venezuelan NGO Fundaredes, proposed a new amnesty law to free all political prisoners in Venezuela, arguing the current law is exclusionary.

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How many political prisoners are held, and is the trend improving? · Full question dossier →

linked by topic terms: political prisoners

What would settle it: Foro Penal's monthly count falling for two consecutive months with named releases.

Evidence state: insufficientas of Sep 13, 2026changed from emerging → insufficientnot yet linked to a tracked event object in our corpus — no source count yet

Javier Tarazona proposed a new amnesty law and a compensation fund for political prisoners on August 25, 2025.

Tarazona's hearing on charges of terrorism, incitement to hatred, and treason was postponed.

Tarazona was imprisoned for over four years and released on parole in February 2025.

The current amnesty law, approved in February 2025 by the pro-government parliament, was denied to Tarazona in March.

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