- The organization assured that the arrests of university students were arbitrary and described them as an attempt to “suppress critical thinking” | Photo: EFE
The Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP) demanded on Tuesday, November 12, the “immediate freedom” for six students and a professor from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) detained in the context of the post-election protests.
Through X, the OVP described the arrests as arbitrary, which “violates basic rights” and “attempts to suppress critical thinking, one of the essential functions of education and democratic participation.”
We join the clamor of the UCV student movements for the immediate and unrestricted freedom of six students and a professor from this university, who were arbitrarily detained within the framework of post-electoral repression,” the NGO stated.
The organization reiterated its call for justice and defense of freedom of thought and highlighted that these are fundamental rights that sustain democratic societies.
The detained students are Yalbert Rafael Sivira, Keiver Rincón, Armando Solís, Anthony Granadillo, Santiago Ortega and María Valentina Méndez. Furthermore, the detained teacher is Salvador Rivera.
After the presidential elections of July 28, more than 2,400 people were arrested in the context of protests, many of them accused of alleged crimes such as “terrorism.”
Political prisoners in Venezuela
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Foro Penal reported that as of November 8, a total of 1,963 political prisoners were reported in Venezuela.
The NGO published the updated numbers in its X account and warned that, of this figure, 1,801 are civilians and 162 are military. The image of the report also indicates that 1,810 people are still awaiting sentencing.
The criminal forum indicated that the number of citizens arrested in Venezuela for political reasons from 2014 to date is 17,952. Likewise, according to the organization’s figures, more than 9,000 people are still arbitrarily subject to measures restricting their freedom.
The organization denounced that since August 23, Venezuela has registered its highest numbers of political prisoners in the history of Venezuela, “at least in the 21st century.” At that time they totaled 1,674 political prisoners.
Among those detained are political leaders, press workers, soldiers, civilians, adolescents, lawyers and human rights activists or defenders.
The organization’s lawyers have denounced that the majority of these political prisoners are accused of the crime of terrorism, a measure that has also been attributed to the adolescents, who, according to Foro Penal, are between 14 and 17 years old. .
With information from EFE
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