Special Report: Venezuela's Road to a 2027 Vote Runs Through Its Prison Gates

Ten months after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro, more than 300 political prisoners are still behind bars, a new release is said to be imminent, and Secretary Rubio says elections should "ideally" come in 2027. Here is the board.

By Clara Hughes

Venezuela's opposition says another group of political prisoners is about to walk free. Dinorah Figuera, president of the National Assembly elected in 2015 and head of the opposition delegation in talks with the government, said Sunday that Jorge Rodríguez — the head of the ruling party's parliament and the government's negotiator — told her at a Friday meeting that an announcement on new releases was imminent, CiberCuba reported. "They are on the verge of an announcement," she said. The number of people and the date were not disclosed. "We want to ensure that all political prisoners are freed," Figuera said. This Altas World Special Report tracks where things stand, as of Monday, Nov. 9.