Monday, February 17, 2014

Veneuela On The Brink As Pro And Anti-Government Activists Take To The Streets



Venezuela President Calls Allies to Rival Opposition Protest -- Bloomberg

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called supporters to take to the street tomorrow, hours after an opposition politician sought by police urged his allies to march with him on the same day.

Leopoldo Lopez, the leader of opposition party Voluntad Popular, whom Maduro accuses of inciting violence, urged Venezuelans to dress in white and march with him on Tuesday, daring officials to enforce an arrest order issued against him. After Maduro responded by summoning a demonstration of 30,000 to 40,000 oil workers at the same location, Voluntad Popular today switched the site of their march.

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More News On The Unrest In Venezuela

Venezuela President Calls Allies to Rival Opposition Protest -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Police Hunt Venezuela Opposition Leader as He Tweets Defiance -- NBC News
Tensions rise in Venezuela as pro and anti-government activists take to streets of Caracas -- Euronews
Venezuela’s opposition leaders called for national marches amid growing tensions -- Miami Herald
Venezuelan opposition leader to turn himself in -- Washington Post/AP
Venezuelan opposition leader says he'll turn himself in -- USA Today
Venezuela says US plotting with protesters -- Al Jazeera
Venezuela gives three U.S. diplomats 48 hours to leave country -- Miami Herald
Maduro expels 3 US officials amid protest tensions -- Washington Post/AP
Venezuelan Leader Announces Expulsion of 3 U.S. Officials -- New York Times
Venezuela orders three U.S. diplomatic officials out of the country -- CNN

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