Saturday, April 29, 2017

Venezuela's Poor Are Now Joining The Protests Against The Government



VICE News: Venezuela's poor are turning on its president and clashing with pro-government militias

CARACAS, Venezuela — Late in the morning on Monday, April 24, protesters gathered on a patch of grass next to a pedestrian bridge in Altamira, in the eastern and wealthier half of Caracas. They were planning the latest march in a series of protests against the government of President Nicolás Maduro that have rocked the faltering country since March 20, when Venezuela’s highest court attempted to dissolve the national assembly in an effort to further weaken Maduro’s opponents.

Protestors like those gathered in Altamira have seized on Maduro’s latest show of autocracy and the country’s collapsing economy to mobilize a movement that now extends beyond the typically wealthy opposition leaders to those upon whose support Maduro and his United Socialist Party of Venezuela have long relied — the country’s poor.

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More News On The Unrest In Venezuela

As the poor join protests, Venezuela may be hitting a turning point -- Washington Post
Venezuela president heckled as protests spread to slums -- Boston Globe/AP
Amid hungry, violent looting, Venezuelan shopkeepers fortify their businesses -- Miami Herald
Venezuela crisis: Son of top Chavista official publically urges him to help stop bloodshed -- FOX News
In act of defiance, Venezuela may become first country to withdraw from Organization of American States -- L.A. Times
Fear of a possible coup grows in Venezuela -- TRT
Venezuela: Grabbing the bull by the horns -- Evan Romero-Castillo, DW
Venezuela’s Downward Spiral -- Eric Farnsworth, Huffington Post

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