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Families of Venezuelan detainees go on hunger strike to call for wider amnesty

(18 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 17 February 2026 1. Timelapse of relatives camping outside detention center known as "Zona 7" ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 18 February 2026 2. Activists and relatives of prisoners chanting slogans at protest demanding freedom for "political prisoners". UPSOUND (Spanish) "Freedom!" 3. Activists chanting. UPSOUND (Spanish) "Not one nor two, free them all!" 4. Man holding kite with a message written on it reading: "aggravating the suffering of political prisoners is a strategy to cause more pain" 5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Francis Quiñones, relative of prisoner: "Oil is not going to run out, that can be recovered. But a human life does run out. We request, ambassador Laura Dogu, come to Venezuela's prisons where political prisoners are held. Tomorrow is too late, we don't want any more dying under custody of this regime." 6. Carmen Teresa Navas, 81, holding paper with her son's ID card printed 7. Activist holding Venezuelan flag with the word "Freedom" written on it 8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Oscar Murillo, head of Provea human rights group: "I believe that the amnesty law on the table is still a positive thing, but we cannot afford to do things wrong. The country is in a critical situation where I believe that the historical perspective, the historical significance of the moment we are living in, sensibility must prevail. We must incorporate, with the greatest possible pluralism, the observations that we in civil society have been able to make in order to have an amnesty law that truly opens the door to reconciliation." ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 17 February 2026 9. Activist marks the time passed since the beginning of hunger strike on board ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 15 February 2026 10. Prisoner's relative on hunger strike feeling ill ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 17 February 2026 11. Various of relatives on hunger strike having their sugar levels checked ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 16 February 2026 12. Nelcy Escorcia crying as she feels ill after days on hunger strike 13. Yessy Orozco, daughter of prisoner, hugging Escorcia ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 14 February 2026 14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Yessy Orozco, daughter of prisoner: "This has been a tough job because we have to understand that the majority of those held in there are men. All of these women are family women that have had to support their homes while their husbands are held up in there." ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 15 February 2026 15. Relatives in hunger strike outside detention center 16. Zona 7 detention center 17. Various of pictures of prisoners in Zona 7 18. Narwin Gil, relative of prisoner, sleeping outside detention center ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela - 18 February 2026 19. Navas speaking to the media UPSPUND (Spanish) "Proof of life for my son! Freedom!" STORYLINE: Venezuelans demand release of prisoners a day ahead of when the government-controlled National Assembly is expected to pass an amnesty bill. On Wednesday, relatives of prisoners and activists gathered outside the building where United Nations offices are located to demand their release. Relatives also demanded help from U.S. authorities in Venezuela. "Oil is not going to run out, that can be recovered. But a human life does run out. So we demand, ambassador Laura Dogu, come to Venezuela's prisons where political prisoners are held. Tomorrow is too late," said Francis Quiñones, the mother of a prisoner. She demands proof of life of her son. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...