caracas three dozen opponents venezuela socialist government release prison reunite families sunday part wide christmas release local right group say lambast critics home abroad hold around 270 activists prison president nicolas maduro administration say saturday free 80 alternative sentence like community service thirteen parade front tv cameras meet senior official delcy rodriguez harangue violence subversion also wish happy christmas alfredo romero whose penal forum group track detention activists protesters say 36 political prisoners free sunday morning criticize government give blanket amnesty release imprison say best-known among release prisoners former provincial mayor alfredo ramos opposition electoral adviser roberto picon dozen policemen work opposition-run chacao district caracas happy free family ramos quote say local media tough ordeal difficult arbitrary detention unjust commit crime maduro 55-year-old successor hugo chavez refute term political prisoners say jail activists legitimate charge plot overthrow government promote violence 170 people die two round anti-maduro street protest 2014 early year opponents say fight freedom dictatorship destroy opec nation economy democracy maduro accuse part global right-wing plot topple coup u.s. lawmaker ileana ros-lehtinen fierce critic venezuela cuba communist government call pre-christmas release venezuela hypocritical gesture maduro venezuela cynically release 80 political prisoners actually innocent parade humiliate several state tv ... expect thank christmas mercy tweet republican u.s. representative florida cruel farce nevertheless release could inject life stutter mediation talk venezuela government opposition due resume dominican republic early january release concretely demonstrate revolution president nicolas maduro firm desire dialogue foreign minister jorge arreaza say let hope opposition know interpret isolate violent factor venezuela best-known detain politician leopoldo lopez remain house arrest caracas accuse spearhead violence 2014. though turn house jail know mind strong keep fight tirelessly good venezuela say mother antonieta lopez lament spend fourth christmas detain venezuela free 36 jail opponents christmas gesture