Political prisoners moved from feared Venezuelan prison amid questions over closure

Political prisoners were reportedly transferred from El Helicoide as activists challenged claims the prison had shut down ...

Feared Venezuelan prison was supposed to close, but detainees remain inside

The closure of El Helicoide was presented as a symbol of Venezuela’s democratic opening. Advocates say detainees are still ...

Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment

The prisoners insisted their protest was peaceful but that security forces deployed to quell it opened fire.

Venezuelan inmates take to prison roof to protest shootings, abuse

CARACAS, May 24 (Reuters) - Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention ...

Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to highlight alleged abuse

Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some wounded ...
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Argentine freed from Venezuelan prison urges pressure to release remaining prisoners

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina(AP) — An Argentine who spent 448 days imprisoned in Venezuela called Friday for the international community to increase pressure on the government of interim Venezuelan ...
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The other Carmen Navas: the tireless families searching for relatives who disappeared in Venezuela’s prisons

NGOs report there are at least 21 people irregularly detained whose whereabouts are unknown. In one case, the family has been ...
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Venezuela's 'Helicoide' prison synonymous with torture of dissenters

Venezuela's "El Helicoide" was built back in the days of seemingly endless oil wealth and meant to be a flashy, space-age-looking shopping center. But this structure shaped like a three-sided pyramid ...