"He was released from prison on parole in a wheelchair, after spending more than four years locked up in a jail he walked into on crutches, but walking nonetheless. He was arrested days after conducting an interview. The Chavista regime released him on January 14: he was one of the first 24 journalists considered political prisoners to regain their freedom, amid this transition of sorts that began in Venezuela after the U.S. military intervention of January 3."
"Centeno is among the nearly 400 people who have been released from prison since January 8, according to the organization Foro Penal. The total number of those released exceeds 700, a figure that is still being finalized due to the emergence of previously unknown lists of detainees. The new amnesty bill promises to release hundreds of people from prison, but its scope remains uncertain."
Ramon Centeno returned home on parole in a wheelchair after more than four years imprisoned in Caracas, adapting to life without his mother and caring for her three dogs. He had been arrested days after conducting an interview and was publicly implicated in the 2022 Iron Hand operation by Attorney General Tarek William Saab. Centeno was among the first 24 journalists freed on January 14 during a transition that followed a U.S. military intervention on January 3 and the capture of Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores. Nearly 400 people have been released since January 8, with total releases exceeding 700 as lists are finalized. A new amnesty bill promises further releases but leaves scope uncertain, and families report a slow, agonizing process.
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