According to human rights organizations, the law passed by Parliament excludes hundreds of cases of people unjustly convicted for defending their social rights or for criticizing those in power. Prisoners are also protesting against their detention conditions.

The political prisoners launched the hunger strike on Friday evening to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them. More than 1,500 political…

Nearly 300 political prisoners held at El Rodeo I prison outside Caracas have launched a hunger strike in demanding their release, relatives said.

According to human rights organizations, the law passed by Parliament excludes hundreds of cases of people unjustly convicted for defending their social rights or for criticizing…