US EditionFamilies of Venezuelan prisoners stage hunger strike demanding quick liberation of dissidents
Families hunger strike demanding release of 33 political prisoners at Zona 7 and swift adoption of amnesty law after 17 detainees freed, civil group said.
- Outside the Bolivarian National Police Zona 7 detention centre in Caracas, relatives of political prisoners launched a hunger strike after 17 detainees were freed.
- The National Assembly on Thursday debated an amnesty bill but suspended the session over sticking points including beneficiaries required to appear in court and agreed to resume on February 19.
- Relatives, about 10 people, are staging a hunger strike outside Zona 7 until all 431 political prisoners are released, according to the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners.
- International pressure and street protests have heightened stakes around the amnesty as U.S. officials press acting authorities and thousands of opposition supporters poured into Caracas streets on Thursday.
- Framed as a transition tool, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez presents amnesty as central to post‑Maduro reforms after the January 3 raid, while Maria Corina Machado vows to push for new elections.
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Close relatives of Venezuelan political detainees began a hunger strike in Caracas on Saturday after a further postponement on Thursday of the adoption of the amnesty law that would lead to the release of all political prisoners.
Venezuelan Families Demanding Releases Start Hunger Strike
Relatives of Venezuelan prisoners went on hunger strike on Saturday to demand the freedom of their loved ones as politicians in the South American nation debate granting amnesty to dissidents imprisoned under President Nicolas Maduro's rule. In a message posted on Instagram, the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners...
In Venezuela, a new amnesty law is to lead to the release of several hundred prisoners. In order to speed up the adoption, several members of the detainees are now on hunger strike.
Members of political prisoners in Venezuela went on hunger strike to force the release of the detainees. They started their campaign on Saturday in front of a prison in the capital of Caracas. With the hunger strike, they also want to exert pressure on the parliament, where the planned adoption of an amnesty law for political prisoners has been delayed.The protest was attended by about ten women who settled in a police prison. "We hope to stay h…
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Relatives of Venezuela political prisoners begin hunger strike
Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela launched a hunger strike Saturday outside a prison in Caracas, as talks drag on over the adoption of a promised amnesty law.
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