Venezuelan authorities have released more than 100 people arrested after a disputed presidential election in July, according to a local human rights group.
“So far, we have verified 107 political prisoners released in Venezuela due to the post-election situation,” said Alfredo Romero of the NGO Foro Penal.
The group said more than 1,800 people were arrested for participating in mass protests after the July election.
Electoral authorities loyal to President Nicolás Maduro declared him the winner, but the claim was widely rejected by the international community.
After Maduro declared victory, Anti-government protests broke out.
Hundreds of people have been charged with crimes including terrorism, inciting hatred and resisting the government, according to Human Rights Watch.
Foro Penal said prisoners were released from four different prisons. Videos posted on social media showed the prisoners being released to the cheers of onlookers.
Mr. Maduro is set to begin his third six-year term in January. Official results of the July election announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) showed that Mr. Maduro, 61, won 52% of the vote compared to 43% for opposition candidate Edmundo González .
However, the opposition said it had evidence that González won by a wide margin and uploaded detailed voting results to the internet showing that González convincingly defeated Maduro.
CNE said it could not release voting records because the data had been damaged by hackers.
González was were granted political asylum in Spain in September.
