Event Brief
Inmates protest shootings from Barinas prison roof
Filed: May 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM ET
Summary: Prisoners in Barinas staged a roof protest with flaming mattresses after guards opened fire, leaving some wounded.
WHO: Inmates at Barinas prison; prison staff
WHAT: Inmates staged a protest on the prison roof, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the prison director after prison staff opened fire on unarmed prisoners.
WHEN: May 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM ET
WHERE: Barinas prison, Barinas, Venezuela
WHY: Inmates said prison staff opened fire on unarmed prisoners during what they described as a peaceful protest.
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