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Venezuelan political prisoners endured torture and isolation at El Helicoide; hundreds remain detained without trial under Maduro’s regime.
In Venezuela, political prisoners like Ángel Godoy and Javier Tarazona endured harsh conditions at El Helicoide, a repurposed mall used as a detention center, including isolation, torture, and threats to family members.
They smuggled messages via chocolate wrappers and laundry, with Godoy receiving notes from his son urging him to “sweeten things a little.” Both men were held without trial, with Tarazona detained for over four years in a rat-infested cell.
Despite a January military operation freeing some detainees, hundreds remain imprisoned under President Maduro’s regime, where human rights groups document widespread abuse, arbitrary arrests, and enforced disappearances.
Los presos políticos venezolanos sufrieron tortura y aislamiento en El Helicoide; cientos permanecen detenidos sin juicio bajo el régimen de Maduro.