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Reuters Reuters 9 March, 2021, 10:09 pm Venezuelan human rights activists protest to demand the release of 17 women they consider political prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan human rights activists protested on Monday to demand the release of 17 women they consider political prisoners, as well as to demand punishment for perpetrators of femicide, the term used for homicides that deliberately target women. In a demo...

“They are hostages,” Acosta said. Rights groups say that President Nicolas Maduro’s government is detaining at least 328 Venezuelans, including civilians and members of the military, for political reasons. Maduro’s government denies holding “political prisoners,” calling the detainees “politicians in jail” for crimes including terrorism. Neither Venezuela’s information ministry nor the Chief Prosecutor’s office immediately responded to requests for comment. Demonstrators als...