Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)2026-02-08T18:15:28Z CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa on Sunday was released after more than eight months in prison, he said in a video posted on social media.Guanipa, one of the closest allies of opposition powerhouse Mara Corina Machado, had been held at a detention facility in the capital, Caracas.Today, we are being released, Guanipa said in a video posted on X. Much to discuss about the present and future of Venezuela, always with the truth at the forefront.He was detained in late May and accused by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello of participating in an alleged terrorist group plotting to boycott that months legislative election. Guanipas brother Toms rejected the accusation, and said that the arrest was meant to crack down on dissent.Thinking differently cannot be criminalized in Venezuela, and today, Juan Pablo Guanipa is a prisoner of conscience of this regime, Toms Guanipa said after the arrest. He has the right to think as he thinks, the right to defend his ideas, and the right to be treated under a constitution that is not being enforced today. Juan Pablo Guanipas release comes during mounting pressure on the government of acting President Delcy Rodrguez to release all people whose detentions months or years ago have been linked by their families and nongovernmental organizations to their political beliefs. Rodrguez was sworn in as Venezuelas acting president after the capture of then President Nicols Maduro by the U.S. military last month. Her government last month announced it would free a significant number of prisoners a central demand of the countrys opposition and human rights organizations with backing from the United States but families and rights watchdogs have criticized authorities for the slow pace of the releases. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site