Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Venezuelas Supreme Court has released 22 prisoners, including a high profile judge. Maria afiuni is one of many people the opposition says are political prisoners. She was first arrested ten years ago, and had been sentenced again in march for corruption. The move has been welcomed by the un, which published a highly critical report on thursday accusing president maduros government of widespread abuses against the opposition and minority groups. Maria afiunis brother says his sister still has restrictions on her freedom. Translation she cant speak to the media. She cant use social media. She cant leave the country. She has to present herself every 30 days. The logical thing would be to get rid of all the cautionary measures and respect what the un says, which is complete freedom. But that has not happened. We continue to wait. The un says one thing, the maduro government does another. Theyre never serious about what International Organisations say,
Hello and welcome. Venezuelas Supreme Court has released 22 prisoners, including a high profilejudge. Maria afiuni is one of many people the opposition says are political prisoners. She was first arrested ten years ago and had been sentenced again in march for corruption. The move has been welcomed by the un, which published a highly critical report on thursday, accusing president maduros government of widespread human rights abuses against the opposition and minority groups. Will grant reports. Venezuelas Independence Day traditionally marks the togetherness and resistance of its people in the face of the Spanish Colonial power. Not any longer. Now it seems it is an opportunity for the two sides in the countrys unending political crisis to call for the other to back down. First, the opposition led by the self declared interim president juan guaido. He is the National Holiday to highlight profoundly damning report by the United Nations into the governments human rights record. Translat
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Venezuelas Supreme Court has released 22 prisoners, including a high profilejudge. Maria afiuni is one of many people the opposition says are political prisoners. She was first arrested ten years ago and had been sentenced again in march for corruption. The move has been welcomed by the un, which published a highly critical report on thursday, accusing president maduros government of widespread human rights abuses against the opposition and minority groups. Will grant reports. Venezuelas Independence Day traditionally marks the togetherness and resistance of its people in the face of the Spanish Colonial power. Not any longer. Now it seems it is an opportunity for the two sides in the countrys unending political crisis to call for the other to back down. First, the opposition, led by the self declared interim president juan guaido. He used the National Holiday to highlight a profoundly damning report by the United Nations into the governments human rights
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