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Children are being arrested and beaten as Venezuelan govt. continues crackdown over electoral fallout

Nicolás Maduro (Credit: AFP)

Venezuelan security forces have arrested at least 120 minors in less than a month since the controversial presidential elections, marking a significant increase compared to previous years. This surge follows the disputed claim from President Nicolás Maduro about winning the elections and the subsequent crackdown on opposition and dissent.

According to human rights organizations interviewed by The Washington Post, the minors, some of them as young as 13-years-old are part of a larger group of over 1,600 people detained since the elections.

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