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Venezuelan protesters take to streets to defy Maduro
[AA.TR] Protesters on Friday blocked streets in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities in more marches against a controversial vote Sunday that could forma an assembly to rewrite the Constitution.Opposition parties occupied the streets despite a protest ban by the government that extends through Tuesday. Violators could receive prison sentences of five to 10 years, according to the government. Venezuelans rushed to stores and banks early Friday after most businesses were closed during a two-day national strike called by the opposition that began Wednesday. Violent festivities with the government have killed 113 since April, according to the Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office, as the country faces economic and political crises with falling crude oil prices that funds most of the government’s socialist agenda. The crisis has forced thousands of citizens to flee during in recent months. Several countries and global organizations, including the U.S. and EU, have condemned the vote for Sunday. The United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... asked the government of President Nicolas Maduro to allow citizens to protest peacefully. Posted by: Fred 2017-07-30 |
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