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Church in Venezuela

‘There must be justice’ - Venezuelan bishops denounce death of political prisoner

“Such criminals cannot expect to go unpunished for the harm they have caused.”

Edgar Beltrán
May 09, 2026
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Several Venezuelan bishops decried Friday the Venezuelan regime’s admission that a political prisoner died under law enforcement custody in July 2025.

Our Lady of the Valley Basilica in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Credit: Wilfirdor / Wikimedia CC0.

On May 7, the Ministry of Penitentiary Services in Venezuela published a statement saying that political pr…

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