Venezuela rights activist Tarazona freed in prisoner release

Venezuelan rights activist Javier Tarazona has been ‌freed in a prisoner release, legal rights group Foro ⁠Penal said on Sunday, the latest high profile liberation in a process families ​of the detained say has moved too ‍slowly.

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Friday announced a proposed "amnesty law" for hundreds of ⁠prisoners ‌in the ⁠country, and said the infamous Helicoide detention ‍center in the capital Caracas, which rights ​groups have long denounced as the site ⁠of prisoner abuse, will be converted ⁠into a center for sport and social services.

Rights group Foro Penal says ⁠it has verified more than 300 liberations ⁠of ‌political prisoners since the government announced a new series of releases ⁠on January 8.