Families of Venezuelan prisoners demand their release after weeks of waiting outside prisons

Families of Venezuelan prisoners on Tuesday demanded the release of nearly 800 imprisoned critics, journalists and members of the opposition still detained in the South American nation. The call came after family members waited two weeks outside of prisons following the government's announcement that it would release a “significant number” of prisoners detained under Nicolás Maduro. In the wake of criticism that the government had only released a handful of people, acting President Delcy Rodríguez last week vowed to continue releasing prisoners.