Venezuelan inmates take to prison roof to protest shootings, abuse
Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention center on May 25, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the prison's director, who they said had overseen guards as they shot unarmed prisoners. #Venezuela #inmates #prison #protest #guards
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- May 25, 2026 at 7:16 AM PDT
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