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Venezuelan prison crackdown: criminal purge or political 'show'?
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Saturday, 11 November 2023
Venezuela has launched a series of raids to regain control of seven prisons from powerful gangs. The facilities, which were found to contain luxury amenities and were used as operational bases for criminal activities, have been shut down and the inmates transferred to already overcrowded prisons. Critics argue that the raids are a distraction from human rights concerns and international scrutiny, and that top gang leaders were tipped off and fled the country before the operations.
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Saturday, 11 November 2023
