Supporters gathered to call for the return of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado, whose plans to come back to Venezuela have repeatedly been derailed.
The release of long-detained dissidents comes just days after Venezuela's interim leader met with the US president, fueling speculation about a political opening.
Russia's foreign ministry said the Venezuelan president's detention in the United States violated international and moral norms, according to TASS.
Supporters of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez say he needs surgery to avoid losing feeling on one side of his body after being shot during a traffic stop.
A Guardian investigation finds the US-Venezuela oil agreement, reached after the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro, confronts significant obstacles to implementation.
Around forty detainees were freed following talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition, according to RFI.
The releases follow a new round of negotiations between Venezuela's interim government and opposition representatives, part of an ongoing process to address the country's political prisoners.
The acting president thanked Trump for resuming diplomatic ties and pointed to a new bilateral agreement.
Venezuela's acting president addressed the UN General Assembly as Trump separately welcomed Xi Jinping for a high-stakes summit.
Maria Corina Machado has been barred from returning to Venezuela even after the United States recognized an interim government and announced major oil agreements.
The release process, initiated after an amnesty law was signed in January, is considered insufficient by NGOs, which criticize the slow pace of measures taken by authorities.
Rodriguez called the meeting historic while her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, remains jailed in the US following his removal earlier this year.
Release of footage showing a Venezuelan migrant shot during an ICE operation in Texas sparks outrage and student protests.
The two sides appointed a committee to review selection of candidates for the Supreme Court of Justice.
Venezuela's interim president met Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, months after he agreed a 65-billion-barrel oil deal with the US and ordered the removal of her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro.
US President Donald Trump held his first meeting with Venezuela's US-backed president, Rodriguez, since Nicolás Maduro was arrested and taken to the United States.
Deals, threats and oil are all on the table as the president's foreign policy takes center stage at the United Nations.
In an interview tied to the president's address at the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Mike Waltz addressed the administration's approach to Iran, Venezuela and broader foreign policy priorities.
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez welcomed progress in talks between the government and former 2015 National Assembly lawmakers, according to Anadolu Agency.
Around a hundred people demonstrated for the return of the opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, currently in exile in Panama.