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Political prisoner Emirlendris Benítez marks eight years detained: torture caused her a miscarriage and left her confined to a wheelchair

Emirlendris Carolina Benítez Rosales has been held arbitrarily by the Venezuelan government for eight years following her arrest in 2018, initially falsely accused of involvement in a drone attack against Nicolás Maduro.

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How many political prisoners are held, and is the trend improving? · Full question dossier →

linked by topic terms: liberacion

What would settle it: Foro Penal's monthly count falling for two consecutive months with named releases.

Evidence state: insufficientas of Sep 13, 2026changed from emerging → insufficientnot yet linked to a tracked event object in our corpus — no source count yet

Emirlendris Carolina Benítez Rosales has been detained for eight years by the Chavista regime.

She was initially falsely accused of terrorism and association for delinquency after being arrested in 2018.

She was subjected to severe torture during custody, leading to the loss of her pregnancy and permanent physical disabilities.

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