Dozens of people detained during protests over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election have been released, according to the local rights group Foro Penal.

Venezuela has freed 225 people arrested during anti-government protests over the nation's disputed presidential election in July, Attorney General Tarek Saab said late on Saturday. The releases were based on new evidence gathered by prosecutors,

More than 100 political prisoners caught up in a post-election crackdown have been released, according to a human rights group.