Category: Political Prisioners

Name: Jorman Ortiz Arbitrarily detained: May 23, 2018 Place of confinement: El Helicoide Occupation: Resistance activist On May 23, 2018, Jorman Ortiz was arrested by officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) without an arrest warrant, while he was Read more …

Name: Hebert Ramírez Arbitrarily detained: May 23, 2018 Place of confinement: The Helicoid Occupation: Resistance activist On May 23, 2018, Hebert Ramírez was arrested by officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) without an arrest warrant a few meters Read more …

Name: Jormanth Linares Arbitrarily detained: October 5, 2017 Place of confinement: El Helicoide Jormanth Linares was arbitrarily detained on October 5, 2017, in Miranda state. Vice President Tareck El Aissami accused him on national television of being responsible for an attack Read more …

Name: Carlos Miguel Aristimuño Gama Arbitrarily detained: April 15, 2018 Place of confinement: Santa Ana Prison Occupation: Aviation Pilot Carlos Aristimuño was an official of the former Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services (Disip). On April 18, 2018, a commission sent Read more …

Name: Henry Medina Gutiérrez Arbitrarily detained: March 2, 2018 Place of confinement: Santa Ana Prison Occupation: Lieutenant Colonel of the Army Henry Medina spent seven days in jail before being presented to a military court in the metropolitan area of Read more …

Name: Hugo Bastidas Arbitrarily detained: April 12, 2018 Place of confinement: House arrest Occupation: Councilman of the municipality Rafael Rangel, Trujillo state On April 12, 2018, Hugo Bastidas was intercepted and kidnapped by officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service Read more …

Name: Luis Alberto Navas Arbitrarily detained: February 23, 2018 Place of confinement: El Helicoide Occupation: Voluntad Popular Militant Luis Alberto was intercepted by officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) on February 23, 2018. That same day, the then director Read more …

Name: Yarxenys Del Carmen González Seijas Arbitrarily detained: July 27, 2018 Place of confinement: Calabozo Guárico Police Occupation: Lawyer and high school teacher Yarxenys González is one of the victims of the Anti-Hate Law. On July 27, 2018, the teacher Read more …

Name: Ángela Lizbeth Expósito Carrillo Arbitrarily detained: September 22, 2018 Place of confinement: El Helicoide Occupation: Teacher and animal protectionist The alleged attack against Nicolás Maduro in a military act led to a series of arbitrary arrests in the capital. Angela Read more …

Name: Madelein Da Silva de Sapienza Arbitrarily detained: August 10, 2018 Place of confinement: Dgcim-Caracas Madelein Da Silva and her husband Cono Sapienza were detained by officials of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim) on August 10, 2018, for allegedly Read more …