Overview
- The protest began Friday night at El Rodeo I near Caracas, with reported participation ranging from about 100 to roughly 214, according to NGOs and families.
- Detainees cite exclusions in the recently approved amnesty and the need to petition courts, and they also demand medical attention and better detention conditions.
- Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo is among those on strike, his partner says, with relatives publicly holding prison officials responsible for detainees’ safety.
- Foro Penal says it has verified 16 releases since the law’s promulgation, while National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez claims 80 released and hundreds underway.
- Families say visits were suspended for participants and report no detailed confirmation from penitentiary authorities or comprehensive lists of those freed.