Seven Political Prisoners Killed and 291 Human Rights Leaders, Journalists and Activists Detained in Venezuela Since #28J - Cocuyo Effect

Pedro Benítez (ALN).- Since July 5, 1811 to this part, Venezuela has had a tormented national history. In a struggle with itself, the price of being opposed to the power group in turn has been paid with prison, persecution and exiles. And losing power has implied, for this reason [...] The entry In Venezuela the great political movements have been forged in prisons, persecution and exile was first published in ALnavío.

Venezuela reached the fourth week of May with 291 arrests of political actors, journalists and human rights defenders (DD. HH.) counted since the presidential elections of 28 July. In addition, this month, the seventh death of a prisoner for political reasons was recorded in State custody, and also recorded the death of an ex-prisoner due to the conditions of detention in which she was. Lindomar Jesús Amaro Bustamante, 27, died on Saturday, May …