A Venezuelan opposition activist who was arrested during anti-government protests in January has died in jail, his party has said.
Reinaldo Araujo, a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in Trujillo state, had been suffering from health problems, which his wife said were not treated while he was in prison.
Vente Venezuela’s leader, María Corina Machado, said she held “the regime” of Nicolás Maduro responsible for Araujo’s death.
According to the Venezuelan Prison Observatory NGO, 20 political prisoners have died while in custody over the past few years.
Vente Venezuela said Araujo had been…
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