Christian Méndez and José Ángel Lepage, political activists detained in January in Tucupita, Delta Amacuro, have been released and reunited with their families, according to Orlando Moreno, national coordinator of the Human Rights Committee of Vente Venezuela. Their release has been celebrated by the opposition party Un Nuevo Tiempo. Meanwhile, families of detainees from the post-presidential election crackdown on June 28, 2024, continue to hold vigils outside the Public Ministry in Caracas, demanding the release of over 300 people still imprisoned in Tocorón and other police centers. They report serious health conditions among detainees, including skin infections, kidney infections, and respiratory deficiencies, and call for the resumption of case reviews, which have not occurred since March. In parallel, European Parliament members have endorsed calls to increase sanctions scrutiny against individuals and institutions linked to Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelan communities abroad, including in Spain and Argentina, have organized protests and appeals to the Vatican to intervene for the release of political prisoners, particularly ahead of the canonization of Venezuelan beatos José Gregorio Hernández and Carmen. Additionally, Colombia has requested guarantees from Maduro for Colombians detained in Venezuela. The Central University of Venezuela's student federation (FCU-UCV) has denounced the arbitrary detention of student leader Simón Bolívar. Protests by families of political prisoners have taken place at the Apostolic Nunciature in Caracas, urging the Vatican to mediate and end what they describe as cruelty against detainees.