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Monday, March 2, 2026
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Leader Freed from Prison in Venezuela

Juan Pablo Guanipa is free from prison. He is a leader of the Justice First party. A new law helped him get out. Many people think this law will free other prisoners.

Guanipa was in prison for nine months. He said he did nothing wrong. He was accused of bad things. These were after he spoke about election results. He was arrested last year. Then he was at home.

President Delcy Rodríguez signed the new law. This made Guanipa free. But Guanipa said the law is not perfect.

This happened after a hard time. A former president was arrested. Then, the government said it would free prisoners. This is to help Venezuela. It also helps people who worry about rights.

Other groups say the government stops people from disagreeing. They think Guanipa was arrested for this. The US wants the government to free prisoners.

The new law may help many people. Hundreds could be free soon. This is good for Venezuela. We will watch what happens next.

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