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Venezuelan National Guard personnel in riot gear and opposition activists clash in Caracas on April 10, 2017. (AFP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 23, 2017 | World
The state prosecutor has rejected embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to establish a congress as the country spiraled further into chaos when a mob set a man on fire. Chief State Prosecutor Luisa Ortega stunned the crisis-hit country in March when she...
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A Venezuelan opposition activist is backdropped by a burning barricade during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. (AFP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 30, 2017 | World
Pope Francis urged on Sunday for an end to the violence that has marred the anti-government protests in Venezuela. He called for the respect of human rights where nearly 30 people were killed in unrest this month. Francis, speaking to tens of thousands of people in...