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More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike
France 24
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More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike

France 24 · Feb 23, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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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.

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