Author: Rachelle Krygier
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In Venezuela, prisoners say abuse is so bad they are forced to eat pasta mixed with excrement
CARACAS, Venezuela – The headquarters of the Venezuelan intelligence service is a vast pyramid-shaped edifice known as the Helicoide, a former shopping mall which now functions as an interrogation pen for political prisoners and protesters. The 30-year-old economics student had heard enough about the infamous building to be terrified as he was led into a…