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Venezuela opposition rally calls on post-Maduro govt to grant full freedoms

Thousands of people on Thursday joined a Caracas opposition rally calling on the country’s interim government to release all political prisoners and grant Venezuelans full freedoms. The demonstration came as lawmakers were set to debate a landmark amnesty bill granting clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests, but they ultimately voted to postpone its adoption. 

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