CARACAS, Feb 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them. "Approximately 214 people in total, including Venezuelans and foreigners, are on hunger strike," said Yalitza Garcia, mother-in-law of a prisoner named Nahuel Agustin Gallo. Not all the inmates at the prison were joining the hunger strike, the relatives said. But the amnesty extends to 11,000 political prisoners who, over nearly three decades, were paroled or placed under house arrest. The NGO Foro Penal, dedicated to the defense of political prisoners, reported 23 releases on Sunday.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 23, 2026 02:58 UTC