Venezuelan Activists: Helicoide Torture Complex Still Active Despite Regime Claims of ‘Shutdown’

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Venezuelan human rights activists say the Helicoide, the regime's most notorious torture facility, continues operating despite government claims it shut down. The organization Justice, Encounter, and Forgiveness presented evidence this week that the spiral-shaped complex remains active, contradicting official statements from Nicolás Maduro's government. The facility, a symbol of political repression, has been documented for decades as a site where dissidents and opposition figures face interrogation and abuse. The activists' allegations suggest the socialist regime continues using the detention center covertly while publicly portraying reform.