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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20240714

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 nev ....

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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20240714

Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Venezuela has released 22 people regarded by the opposition as political prisoners, including a prominentjudge. Since her arrest in 2009, maria afiuni has faced a range of charges and has spent years in prison or under house arrest. The United Nations commisioner on human rights had appealed for her release, before publishing a report yesterday accusing president maduros government of abusing the Justice System to suppress his political opponents. Maria afiunis brother said his sister still had 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 say ....

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