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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Venezuelan protesters take to streets to defy Maduro |
| 2017-07-30 |
| [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 |
| #5 Yes John QC. Hey jackass has been spreading the word for quite a long time. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-07-30 18:26 |
| #4 Meant to post the Chicago statistics from their shooting gallery. Here. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-07-30 17:12 |
| #3 Who is getting killed in Venezuela? Contrast that with Chicago. No comparison. Some of the Chavistas interviewed expressed that they would like the U.S. to intervene (Just what we need, another entanglement, eh? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-07-30 17:10 |
| #2 NYT said may be end of democracy. When did they have democracy?. |
| Posted by: Dale 2017-07-30 12:04 |
| #1 Civil War |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-07-30 11:52 |