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Venezuelan journalist sentenced to 10 years for inciting hate is released from prison

"In Anzoátegui, journalist Marifel Guzmán was released [on Feb. 24]. She had been held in the cells of the Bolivarian National Police headquarters in that state since Feb. 7, 2025, according to the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish initials).

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Guzmán was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime of inciting hate after she said on her social networks that she was dismissed unjustifiably from the Department of Culture of the Anzoátegui government."

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This monitor entry was translated with AI assistance and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.