More than 1,500 request amnesty under new Venezuela law

More than 1,500 political prisoners in Venezuela have applied for amnesty under a new law, the head of the country’s legislature said Saturday, two days after the measure — enacted under pressure from Washington — came into effect. “A total of 1,557 cases are being addressed immediately, and hundreds of people deprived of their freedom […] The post More than 1,500 request amnesty under new Venezuela law appeared first on Digital Journal.