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After the July 28 presidential elections, the Venezuelan government has carried out a massive wave of arrests and repression.

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Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) In the early hours of August 14, Ecuador’s police and ...

The murder of the head of Ecuador's largest men’s prison was the latest attempt by prison gangs to assert control in the penitentiary system.