Venezuela frees four anti-government activists, opposition says

Venezuela released on Tuesday another four opponents of President Nicolas Maduro, but activists demanded the immediate freedom of more than 100 others they say are also unjustly imprisoned, opposition leaders and relatives said. "These four were freed overnight, at 2 a.m. Of course, we have to express some satisfaction. But ... all the political prisoners are innocent, they all deserve freedom," said Jesus Torrealba, head of the opposition coalition. There was no official word from the government on their release. The four - bank messenger Gilberto Sojo, engineer Vladimir Araque, retired general Romer Mena and lawyer Leopoldo D'Alta - were arrested in 2014 and 2015 on various accusations of fomenting violence and plotting against the socialist government. All deny the charges. More…