Venezuelan Political Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Over Restrictive Amnesty Law

• Over 200 political prisoners at Rodeo I prison in Caracas began a hunger strike protesting a new amnesty law.
• Inmates demand inclusion of all detainees in the legislation, shouting for freedom and release.
• The amnesty law, approved by Venezuela's legislature, excludes many, including those accused of terrorism.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Rodeo I for the first time since the strike began.
• The law was crafted under US pressure after former President Nicolas Maduro's arrest on drug-trafficking charges.