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REDACTED Page 127 of 190 and LGBTI activist, Rosmit Mantilla. The other two, Marcelo and Christian Holdack Crovato have been released pending trial.”533 Foro Penal has registered that of the detainees “370 were minors or teenagers. Within this group of total detainees 296 were detained on court order, meaning that they were or are imprisoned. The others were detained for between one and four days and then freed by court order. (…) there are still 2,048 people who participated in protests who are subject to either restricted freedom or precautionary measures. This means that they have been subjected to criminal procedures and measures that condition their freedom, such as presenting themselves at court, prohibitions on leaving the country, being released on bail, bans on making statements to the media, etc. Seven hundred and sixty seven (767) people who were detained have been granted full freedom, and at least 638 people were freed without even going to court, which constitutes an arbitrary arrest.” As of May 31, 2015, there were still 31 people in jail as a consequence of the protests. In addition, another 46 people have been detained for political motives. In total there are 77 people [still] incarcerated for political motives, of which 12 are students and six are women.” 534 On 4 February 2014, a student protest began spontaneously right after the attempted rape of a female student on a university campus in the city of San Cristóbal, Táchira State.535 This initially peaceful protest was repressed with disproportionate violence by the local police, and ended with a number of students and police officers wounded. Moreover, two students were arrested for taking pictures and filming the repression with their mobile phones. These arrested students were severely injured by the police agents.536 President Maduro and the local Governor Vielma Mora referred to these students as “right wing fascists”.537 The arbitrary arrest of these two students,538 triggered a series of protests in several cities across the country, including San Cristóbal, Mérida and Maracaibo.539 On February 6 533 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. (2015) Venezuela: Balance de derechos humanos tras un año de las protestas 534 FORO PENAL VENEZOLANO. (2015) Politically motivated detentions, torture, other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and killings (2014-2015) 535 PRODAVINCI. (2014) 5 claves para entender las protestas estudiantiles en Venezuela; PRODAVINCI. (2014) 5 claves para entender las protestas estudiantiles en Venezuela 536 EL NACIONAL. (2014) Liberaron a estudiantes detenidos por protestas en ULA Táchira. 537 CNN. (2014) Manifestantes en Táchira: ¿Estudiantes o “fascistas”?; Also see: CAMPOS, G. (2014) Maria Gabriela Varela en Conclusiones CNN; Also see: ROJAS, L. (2014) El enfrentamiento entre Fernando del Rincón y la secretaria de Gobierno del Táchira 538 These students were conditionally released on February 5. OJO, R. (2014) ¿Qué ocurrió en la Universidad de Los Andes de Táchira? 539 OJO, R. (2014) ¿Qué ocurrió en la Universidad de Los Andes de Táchira?; Also see: EL NACIONAL. (2014) Liberaron a estudiantes detenidos por protestas en ULA Táchira