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Venezuela: at least 37 dead in fight between inmates and security at Venezuela prison
At least 37 people were killed during clashes between armed inmates and security forces at a small prison in southern Venezuela, the state’s governor said Wednesday. Gov. Liborio Guarulla said the bloodshed came after fighting erupted between inmates and their jailers Tuesday night in the prison in…Venezuela: prisoners say abuse is so bad they are forced to eat pasta mixed with excrement
The headquarters of the Venezuelan intelligence service is a vast pyramid-shaped edifice known as the Helicoide, a former shopping mall which now functions as an interrogation pen for political prisoners and protesters. The 30-year-old economics student had heard enough about the infamous building…Venezuela : detainees say they’re being beaten, tortured in police custody
After enduring several minutes of beatings with fists and clubs, Erick Izaguirri, 27, was expecting the worst when he was dragged into an outpost of Venezuela’s National Guard. “They started to say, ‘Take his pants off, let’s stick the rifle in him,’ ” the anti-government protester recounted durin…Venezuela : Man 'dismembered and eaten by inmates' during Venezuela prison riot, father claims
The prison riots reportedly began when eight visitors and two guards were taken hostage over extreme overcrowding in the jail. A father has claimed his 25-year-old son was brutally murdered and eaten by inmates during a month-long riot at a Venezuelan prison.Venezuela : vinculan hurto de granadas con pranes de la PGV y toma militar en Guárico
“En los medios de comunicación social dicen que nosotros somos los que nos llevamos los fusiles y granadas del cuartel, pero si se rompió la seguridad de ellos, eso no es nuestra responsabilidad. A nosotros no nos interesan esas armas”, indicó uno de los líderes de los privados de libertad en la Pe…Venezuela : exigen investigar corrupción en la construcción de cárcel en Zulia
Las organizaciones Transparencia Venezuela, Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) y la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Estado Zulia (Codhez) denunciaron el abandono de las obras del Centro de Reclusión de Procesados Judiciales de la entidad, a la cual el Ministerio para los Servicios Penitenc…