In the days following the U.S.’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, his government pledged to release a significant number of political prisoners, calling it a gesture “to seek peace.” But how many prisoners and which ones are released has become a bellwether of the country’s future after the removal of its strongman leader.
In this video, The Wall Street Journal follows two families, each fighting to secure the release of a loved one imprisoned by the regime: María Oropeza, an opposition party leader, and Alianis Araújo Lozada, a mother of three and street vendor.
Chapters:
0:00 Venezuelan prisoners
1:07 Meeting Maria and Luisanny
2:24 Maria’s arrest after Maduro’s reelection
3:21 Meeting Alianis and Fanny
5:43 Searching for Alianis
7:30 Hearing form Alianis for the first time
9:00 Maria’s release
10:42 What’s next?
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