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More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike

More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them. The inmates at the Rodeo I prison, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of capital Caracas, shouted to their loved ones as part of the protest.

23 Feb, 11:30 — 23 Feb, 11:30
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