epa13238099 People hold signs and lit candles at a vigil to pray for the release of political prisoners in Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2026. EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ

epa13238094 People hold signs and lit candles at a vigil to pray for the release of political prisoners in Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2026. EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ

epa13238098 Andreina Baduel, director of the NGO Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (CLIPP), is blindfolded while participating in a vigil to pray for the release of political prisoners in Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2026. Baduel believes that the Venezuelan government lacks the will to release political prisoners, who number more than...

epa13238096 People hold signs and lit candles at a vigil to pray for the release of political prisoners in Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2026. EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZ