Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to highlight alleged abuse

Inmates at Venezuela's Barinas prison set mattresses ablaze on the roof, alleging guards opened fire during a peaceful protest.

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The provided raw text is an article from Middle East Eye titled 'Iran's Jews: From ancient roots to the modern day', published on 25 May 2026. It covers the history of the Jewish community in Iran from the Babylonian exile to the present, including periods under the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties, the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and contemporary life. It features interviews with academics and a Jewish Iranian diaspora member. The article also reports on a recent Israeli air strike on a Tehran synagogue and the subsequent condemnation by Iran's Jewish community. There is no information in this text about Venezuela, prison protests, or mattress fires.

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• Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to highlight alleged abuse — no evidence

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Inmates at Venezuela’s western Barinas prison staged a dramatic protest on the facility’s roof Sunday, igniting flaming mattresses and demanding the removal of the prison director, whom they accuse of overseeing guards who shot unarmed prisoners. The demonstration, which drew attention from human rights groups, left several inmates wounded, according to video evidence and statements from the Venezuelan Observatory of Prisons, a local NGO. The protest began when inmates, who claim they were engaging in a peaceful demonstration against alleged abuse, say prison staff opened fire without warning. A video shared by the Venezuelan Observatory of Prisons on X shows a man with a visible bullet wound in his chest, as a prisoner’s voice pleads: “We want justice. They are shooting us, the guards and the wardens.” The footage, which has circulated widely, underscores the tension inside the prison,…

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Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Venezuela