Virtual reality offers a chilling 3D look inside Venezuela’s spiraling prison

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A person standing near Times Square in New York City wears a virtual reality headset screening an immersive experience of the conditions at Venezuela’s El Helicoide prison, on Sept. 19, 2023. Protesters gathered to demand the release of political prisoners and the closure of the detention center over allegations of torture. Stefan Jeremiah/AP

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BOGOTÁ, Colombia — After being tortured and brutalized during 129 days at El Helicoide, Venezuela’s most notorious jail for dissidents, human rights activist Víctor Navarro was determined to expose its horrors to the world.

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