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Venezuela: Judge Afiuni regains full freedom after years in detention
Venezuelan judge Afiuni regained full freedom on August 8, 2026, according to Le Monde, after being a political prisoner since the late 2000s. Her conviction followed a judicial procedure described as “arbitrary” by the United Nations. Former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez had publicly demanded a 30-year prison sentence against her after she released an anti-Chavista banker accused of fraud.