The plunge in the price of oil means more economic troubles for Maduro, whose economic policy seems to be “God will provide,” as he expressed in his recent State of the Union speech. Meanwhile, his government did not allow former Colombian president Andres Pastrana and former Chilean president Sebastian Piñera to visit opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez in jail. Pastrana urged Unasur to condemn the human rights violations of Maduro’s government.
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Masses continue protesting against the government in Venezuela
Mass gatherings continued to take place in Venezuela today to protest against the government of Nicolas Maduro. Again, social media told the story.
As Venezuela’s violence intensifies, social media continues to inform.
As Venezuela’s violence intensifies, social media continues to inform the world. It is sometimes hard to get the context of the videos on YouTube. But it is not difficult to discern the fear in people’s voices, the alarming yelling (“murderer!” “dirty assassin!”), the wounded body (or is he dead?) abandoned on the street, the random shots fired, the burning buildings. A woman can be heard: “They (thugs of the National Guard) are coming into my building, please. That is my building.” A man can be heard: “They arrived firing shots in the air. … They are real shots. .. They killed him. Yes. Yes, he killed him. …” *Warning: graphic images.
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