Inmates in Venezuela set mattresses on fire during a protest over alleged abuse by guards
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Inmates at Venezuela’s Barinas prison set mattresses on fire during a rooftop protest over alleged abuse by guards. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Prisoners accused staff of opening fire during the demonstration, where they demanded the prison director’s removal. Families later clashed with National Guard officers outside the prison, as human rights groups investigated the incident amid growing scrutiny of Venezuela’s prison system. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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