"After more than a month of vigil, tents have multiplied around Zone 7, a command post of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) in Caracas, and the protest has been growing. It is the only prison to have been visited by any government representative. There, 10 days ago, Jorge Rodriguez, president of the National Assembly, held an unusual meeting with relatives of political prisoners and assured them that all would be released no later than last Friday, with the amnesty law approved."
"That promise, however, has been put on hold. The releases have been a mockery. They didn't keep their promises, Evelyn Quero, one of the women still able to speak despite going without eating, told EL PAIS. Quero held a glass of ice in her hand to wet her lips, while the others tried to sleep amid the pain that the lack of food was beginning to cause. The delay in passing the law has further frustrated the families of prisoners."
Ten women lay on mattresses against police barricades in Zone 7 after more than 50 hours without food as part of a hunger strike demanding prisoner releases. Tents and vigils have multiplied around Zone 7 following more than a month of protest. Zone 7 is a Bolivarian National Police command post and the only prison visited by a government representative. Jorge Rodriguez met relatives ten days earlier and promised releases by last Friday with an approved amnesty law, but the promise has been delayed. NGO Foro Penal reports 444 releases since January 8 and 634 people still awaiting release.
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