Venezuelan Authorities Deny Amnesty for Opposition Lawyer Perkins Rocha Amid Escalating Repression

Venezuelan authorities have rejected an amnesty bid for opposition legal advisor Perkins Rocha, prompting Maria Corina Machado to label the action as targeted state repression.The ruling comes as the government continues to manage political detention cases through the judiciary following the contested reelection of Nicolas Maduro.While hundreds of detainees have been released under new laws, critics like Maria Corina Machado demand total freedom for the remaining five hundred prisoners.
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