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GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
Tue May 30, 2017, 07:24 PM May 2017

Venezuela leader beaten, protesters met with deadly force

Venezuela opposition leader Capriles 'beaten' at protest
9 hours ago
From the section Latin America & Caribbean

"Almost 60 people have died in protest-related violence since the latest wave of anti-government unrest began across the country on 1 April.
The parents of Juan Pablo Pernalete, a student killed when he was hit by a tear gas canister at a protest on 26 April, called on the authorities to put an end to "the repression".
"Enough of so much repression by the forces tasked with ensuring our security and public order," the statement by José Gregorio Pernalete and his wife Elvira Llovera read.
"Like so many other youths, all that our son wanted was to express himself freely as the Venezuelans they are and who have the right to do so.
"Protesting is not a crime, protesting does not mean toppling a government, protesting only means that things aren't going well and that people are demanding a change of economic and social policies. That's why no one has the right to repress or kill a Venezuela merely for protesting.""

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Read more here http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40091843

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