Chaos in Paraguay - Paraguay 'coup': death of activist threatens to reignite protests

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/01/paraguay-coup-death-of-activist-threatens-to-reignite-protests
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The death of a activist involved in demonstrations that swept across Paraguay threatened to reignite violent protests in the country on Saturday that have already resulted in hundreds of arrests and left scores wounded.

Relative calm returned to the streets of Asunción, Paraguay’s capital, on Saturday morning after fierce protests over behind-the-scenes constitutional wrangling that will allow the president, Horacio Cartes, to run for office again in 2018.
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The political manoeuvring – decried as a “coup d’etat” by opposition parties – sparked violent protests in the capital and ended in demonstrators storming the country’s congress and setting it on fire.

But the death of a 25-year-old activist during a police raid of the headquarters of the opposition Liberal party (PLRA) looked set to provoke more protests over the weekend.

[MoonRiver]

1. My husband has a doctoral student from Paraguay.

We are very concerned.

[malaise]

2. It's a mess

It's a coup - the Constitution says one term for a reason

[MoonRiver]

3. Yes it is. :(