Click to expand Image Activists and relatives of prisoners release balloons calling for the freedom of political prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 14, 2025. © 2025 AP Photo/Ariana CubillosDozens of political prisoners in Venezuela have been held incommunicado for weeks, months, and some for over a year. Foreign governments should use regional and international forums to press for political prisoners’ rights, including ending incommunicado detention and securing their unconditional release. On August 24, 2025, Venezuelan authorities released 13 political prisoners, some of whom had been held in incommunicado detention. Political prisoners, including foreign nationals, held there have spent months in incommunicado detention.