On Sunday, February 22, 2026, over 200 political prisoners in Venezuela initiated a hunger strike after 80 other political prisoners were released the previous day under a broad amnesty law. These prisoners, both Venezuelan and foreign nationals, are protesting their exclusion from the amnesty, which they claim does not benefit the majority of them. The hunger strike began at the Rodeo I prison, on the outskirts of Caracas, with participants including relatives of those detained. This action follows a vigil held on February 21, 2026, outside the SEBIN headquarters in Caracas, where demonstrators called for the release of political prisoners.