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An injured demonstrator is helped by others during a rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela April 10, 2017. (Reuters)
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores palace in Caracas March 14, 2014. Venezuela’s foreign minister lambasted U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday as a “murderer” fomenting unrest that has killed 28 people in the South American OPEC member nation. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA – Tags: POLITICS)
Venezuelan Opposition Protests for Fifth Time in April
Caracas-Venezuela erupted Monday in a fifth day of violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro as the US voiced “grave concern” over moves to stifle one of his main opponents. In the latest clashes, riot police in Caracas fired tear gas at stone-throwing...Caption:
Venezuelan opposition leader and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks during a press conference in Caracas on April 7, 2017. FEDERICO PARRA / AFP
Venezuela Bars Key Opposition Leader from Office as Crisis Grows
Venezuelan authorities on Friday banned top opposition leader Henrique Capriles from public office for 15 years, a move that could galvanize more protests in an increasingly tense power struggle in the crisis-hit country. Capriles was one of the leaders of mass...Caption:
Venezuelan opposition activists scuffle with National Guard personnel in riot gear during a protest in front of the Supreme Court in Caracas. (AFP)
Venezuelan National Assembly Seeks to Sack Supreme Court Judges
Caracas – Amid tensions and violent clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters, the opposition-dominated Venezuelan National Assembly kicked off measures to impeach the judges of the Supreme Court, that backs President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition is...Caption:
A Venezuelan opposition activist holds a sign reading No more dictatorship and chants slogans against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, during a march along a street of Caracas. (AFP)