Unrest In Venezuela -- News Updates June 25, 2017

AFP: Venezuela unrest: Anti-govt protests leave 75 dead in 3 months; 3,000 arrested

Caracas: A 22-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday during an anti-government protest in Caracas, becoming the 75th victim in three months of unrest over the rule of President Nicolas Maduro.

The young man was killed during a demonstration in the capital's Altamira area, the public ministry said on Twitter, without specifying the type of weapon that killed him.

Opposition lawmaker Jose Manuel Olivares said the man had been shot by a member of the National Guard.

Near-daily protests against Maduro began 1 April, with demonstrators demanding his removal and new elections.

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Unrest In Venezuela -- News Updates June 25, 2017

Maduro Calls on Venezuela’s Military to Stop Protests -- Havana Times
Venezuelan opposition lays siege to air base -- ABC News/AP
Venezuelan president's opponents lay siege to airbase -- Al Jazeera
In Venezuela, clashes erupted in Caracas on Saturday as thousands of opposition protesters rally at La Carlota air base.
The grim video of a Venezuelan protester being shot on live TV -- Washington Post
Venezuelan protester shot dead at point-blank range by soldier -- CNN
For The Venezuelan Opposition, Protests Are 'Like A War' -- NPR
As Venezuela body count rises, victim’s father tries to make it personal for Maduro -- Miami Herald
Venezuela’s Maduro Replaces Foreign Minister, Chief of Staff -- Venezuelanalysis
In Venezuela, prisoners say abuse is so bad they are forced to eat pasta mixed with excrement -- Washington Post
Latin American presidents meet with Cardinal Parolin over crisis in Venezuela -- Rome Reports
Venezuelan Crisis Continues -- Evan Maguire, Spectator