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Venezuelan Opposition Leader's Son Urges Trump: Don't Trust Releases

1/13/2026

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Ramón Guanipa, son of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa, warns U.S. President Donald Trump not to be misled about political prisoners' releases.
The Venezuelan government claims more than 100 releases, but about 40 have been confirmed.
Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested for challenging the 2024 presidential election results, which the United Nations and the United States deem rigged.

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Ramón Guanipa, son of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa, warns U.S. President Donald Trump not to be misled about political prisoners' releases.
The Venezuelan government claims more than 100 releases, but about 40 have been confirmed.
Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested for challenging the 2024 presidential election results, which the United Nations and the United States deem rigged.