CNN — Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to the local rights group Foro Penal. Fifty people were released from the Tocorón prison in the state of Aragua and 20 more from three other prisons, Foro Penal’s leader Alfredo Romero said early Saturday. According to Foro Penal, more than 1,800 people …
Critics of Maduro’s government say they face roadblocks, arbitrary arrest and more as they campaign for the opposition. Machado, a popular opposition leader, had hit the road in the final days of Venezuela’s presidential race to campaign on behalf of Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the candidate hoping to unseat President Nicolas Maduro. Gonzalo Himiob Santome, co-founder and vice president of Foro …