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Students lay out photos of people they consider political prisoners at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)2026-01-13T15:48:54Z GUANARE, Venezuela (AP) Freedom came too late for Edilson Torres.The police officer was buried Tuesday in his humble, rural hometown following his death in a Venezuelan prison, where he was held incommunicado since being detained in December on what his family said were politically motivated accusations. Torres, 51, died of a heart attack Saturday, just as his family awaited the governments promised release of prisoners following the U.S. capture of then-President Nicols Maduro. The loss left his family reeling. Relatives stand beside the coffin during the wake of Edilson Torres, a Venezuelan police officer who died in prison a month after being arrested on accusations of treason, in Guanare, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Relatives stand beside the coffin during the wake of Edilson Torres, a Venezuelan police officer who died in prison a month after being arrested on accusations of treason, in Guanare, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Now scores of families who once hesitated to approach advocacy groups are coming forward to register their loved ones as political prisoners in the hope that they might have a more optimistic future than Torres.Foro Penal, which tracks and advocates for Venezuelan prisoners, has received a flood of messages from families since last week, said Alfredo Romero, director of the nongovernmental organization.They didnt report it out of fear, and now theyre doing it because, in a way, they feel that there is this possibility that their families will be freed, Romero said. They see it as hope, but more importantly, as an opportunity.Waiting for liberations El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuelas intelligence service and detention center, stands in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuelas intelligence service and detention center, stands in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The head of Venezuelas national assembly, Jorge Rodrguez, said last week that a significant number of Venezuelan and foreigners imprisoned in the country would be released as a gesture to seek peace following the operation that captured Maduro in the early hours of Jan. 3. The U.S. and Venezuelas opposition have long demanded the widespread release of detained opposition figures, activists and journalists, whom they claim are used as a political tool by the ruling party. Venezuelas government denies that there are prisoners unjustly detained, accusing them of plotting to destabilize Maduros government.Following Torres death, Venezuelas Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a statement that the case had been assigned to a terrorism unit and was linked to criminal activities detected by state security agencies. He did not offer any details, but the vague language tracks with past accusations leveled against real or perceived government critics. Romero said that of the roughly 300 families who reached out to Foro Penal, about 100 cases so far have been confirmed as politically motivated. Most of those reported over the past few days, he said, once worked for Venezuelas military. That is on top of more than 800 people that the organization says continue to be detained for political reasons in Venezuela. As of Tuesday evening, Foro Penal had confirmed 56 prisoners it said were detained for political reasons had been freed. The group criticized the lack of government transparency over the releases. Venezuelas government negated the organizations count, and reported a far higher figure of 400 Tuesday afternoon. But the government did not provide evidence of the releases, a time range in which they were carried out nor identify those freed, making it impossible to determine whether those freed were behind bars for political or other reasons. Pure and real kidnappingBefore Torres funeral on Tuesday, a procession of cars and motorcycles stopped at a local jail, where his wife remains detained on disputed accusations. My little brother, my little brother, Emelyn Torres said between sobs after his casket, cloaked in Venezuelas flag, arrived at her home for the wake. A few feet away, their grandmother nearly fainted as dozens of people crammed into the living room to pay their respects. Relatives and friends of political prisoners hold candles calling for their loved ones to be set free outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 after the government announced prisoners would be released. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Relatives and friends of political prisoners hold candles calling for their loved ones to be set free outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 after the government announced prisoners would be released. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Hours earlier, as a minivan transported the body of her brother 267 miles (430 kilometers) from the capital, Caracas, to Guanare, Torres learned that other men linked to the WhatsApp group that led to her brothers arrest had just been released from prison. She wailed. Among those who have been released are: human rights attorney Roco San Miguel, who immediately relocated to Spain; Biagio Pilieri, an opposition leader who was part of Nobel Peace Prize winner Mara Corina Machados 2024 presidential campaign; and Enrique Mrquez, a former electoral authority and presidential candidate.Italian businessman Marco Burl, who was released from prison Monday, told reporters outside a Rome airport Tuesday that he was kept isolated throughout his detention, which he characterized as a pure and real kidnapping. I cant say that I was physically abused, but without being able to talk to our children, without the right to defense, without being able to speak to the lawyer, completely isolated, here they thought that I might have died, he said. Jacklin Ibarreto, whose father Miguel Ibarreto is detained, waits outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Jacklin Ibarreto, whose father Miguel Ibarreto is detained, waits outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More A rare moment of hopeThe small set of releases over the past few days continues to fuel criticisms by families, human rights watchdogs at the United Nations and U.S. politicians, who have accused the government of not following through on their word of a wider release.But the rapid political shifts in the Latin American nation and the distant possibility of release simultaneously marked a rare moment of hope for many families who have spent years wondering if their loved ones would ever be freed.Part of the reason that Romero said he believed so many people had not come forward is the governments ongoing crackdown on dissent since Venezuelas tumultuous 2024 election, which Maduro claimed to have won despite ample credible evidence to the contrary.As mass street protests broke out, authorities said they detained more than 2,000 people. In the month after July elections, Venezuelas government passed a law dubbed the anti-NGO law by critics making it easier for the government to criminalize human rights groups.That had a chilling effect, Romero said, making families hesitant to come forward until now.___Janetsky reported from Mexico City.___Follow APs coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america MEGAN JANETSKY Megan Janetsky covers migration, conflict, human rights and politics in Mexico and Central America for The AP based in Mexico City. Previously, she covered Cuba and the Caribbean for The AP and worked as freelance journalist in Colombia, reporting across South America. twitter instagram facebook mailto

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)2026-01-14T04:36:38Z BANGKOK (AP) A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 64 others, officials said.The crane, which was being used to build an elevated highspeed railway, fell onto the moving train as it was traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province, causing the train to derail and catch fire, according to Nakhon Ratchasima provinces Public Relations Department.The accident occurred in Nakhon Ratchasima. The department there announced the rise in the death toll.The department said in a Facebook post that the fire was under control and that rescuers were searching for people trapped inside the train.Transport Minister Piphat Ratchakitprakan said there were 195 people on board the train. He said he ordered an investigation into the accident.

Palestinians carry plastic jerrycans filled with water amid stormy weather at a displacement camp in Gaza City, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)2026-01-13T11:02:36Z DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) Strong winter winds collapsed walls onto flimsy tents for Palestinians displaced by war in Gaza, killing at least four people, hospital authorities said Tuesday.Dangerous living conditions persist in Gaza after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls. A ceasefire has been in effect since Oct. 10. But aid groups say that Palestinians broadly lack the shelter necessary to withstand frequent winter storms.The dead include two women, a girl and a man, according to Shifa Hospital, Gaza Citys largest, which received the bodies. The Gaza Health Ministry said Tuesday a 1-year-old boy died of hypothermia overnight, while the spokesman for the U.N.'s children agency said over 100 children and teenagers have been killed by military means since the ceasefire began.Meanwhile, Israels military said it exchanged fire Tuesday with six people spotted near its troops deployed in southern Gaza, killing at least two of them in western Rafah. Family mourns relatives killed by wall collapseThree members of the same family 72-year-old Mohamed Hamouda, his 15-year-old granddaughter and his daughter-in-law were killed when an 8-meter (26-foot) high wall collapsed onto their tent in a coastal area along the Mediterranean shore of Gaza City, Shifa Hospital said. At least five others were injured.Their relatives on Tuesday began removing the rubble that had buried their loved ones and rebuilding the tent shelters for survivors.The world has allowed us to witness death in all its forms, Bassel Hamouda said after the funeral. Its true the bombing may have temporarily stopped, but we have witnessed every conceivable cause of death in the world in the Gaza Strip.A second woman was killed when a wall fell on her tent in the western part of the city, Shifa Hospital said.Hundreds of tents and makeshift shelters were blown away or heavily damaged, the U.N. humanitarian office reported. The U.N. and its humanitarian partners were distributing tents, tarps, blankets and clothes as well as nutrition and hygiene items across Gaza, said the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The majority of Palestinians live in makeshift tents since their homes were reduced to rubble during the war. When storms strike the territory, Palestinian rescue workers warn people against seeking shelter inside damaged buildings for fears of collapse. Aid groups say not enough shelter materials are entering Gaza during the truce.In the central town of Zawaida, Associated Press footage showed inundated tents Tuesday morning, with people trying to rebuild their shelters.Yasmin Shalha, a displaced woman from the northern town of Beit Lahiya, stood against winds that lifted the tarps of tents around her as she stitched hers back together with needle and thread. She said it had fallen on top of her family the night before, as they slept.The winds were very, very strong. The tent collapsed over us, the mother of five told AP. As you can see, our situation is dire. On the shore in southern Gaza, tents were swept into the Mediterranean. Families pulled what was left from the sea, while some built sand barriers to hold back rising water.The sea took our mattresses, our tents, our food and everything we owned, Shaban Abu Ishaq said, as he dragged part of his tent out of the sea in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis. Mohamed al-Sawalha, a 72-year-old man from the northern refugee camp of Jabaliya, said the conditions most Palestinians in Gaza endure are barely livable.It doesnt work neither in summer nor in winter, he said of the tent. We left behind houses and buildings (with) doors that could be opened and closed. Now we live in a tent. Even sheep dont live like we do.Residents arent able to return to their homes in Israeli-controlled areas of the Gaza Strip. Child death toll in Gaza risesGazas Health Ministry said the 1-year-old in the central town of Deir al-Balah was the seventh fatality due to the cold conditions since winter started. Others included a baby just seven days old and a 4-year-old girl, whose deaths were announced Monday. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, says more than 440 people were killed by Israeli fire and their bodies brought to hospitals since the ceasefire went into effect. The ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts.UNICEF spokesman James Elder said Tuesday at least 100 children under the age of 18 60 boys and 40 girls have been killed since the truce began due to military operations, including drone strikes, airstrikes, tank shelling and use of live ammunition. Those figures, he said, reflect incidents where enough details have been compiled to warrant recording, but the total toll is expected to be higher. He said hundreds of children have been wounded. While bombings and shootings have slowed during the ceasefire, they have not stopped, Elder told reporters at a U.N. briefing in Geneva by video from Gaza City. So what the world now calls calm would be considered a crisis anywhere else, he said.Gazas population of more than 2 million people has been struggling to keep the cold weather and storms at bay while facing shortages of humanitarian aid and a lack of more substantial temporary housing, which is badly needed during the winter months. Its the third winter since the war between Israel and Hamas started on Oct. 7, 2023, when militants stormed into southern Israel and killed around 1,200 people and abducted 251 others into Gaza.Gazas Health Ministry says more than 71,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israels retaliatory offensive.___Magdy reported from Cairo. Associated Press writers Toqa Ezzidin in Cairo, Jamey Keaten in Geneva, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations, and Julia Frankel in Jerusalem contributed to this report. SAMY MAGDY Magdy is a Middle East reporter for The Associated Press, based in Cairo. 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