Caracas yesterday, via @MiguelMarSan:
Buzzfeed offers this explanatory video:
Venezuela is more evenly divided than Ukraine, and President Maduro’s abuses have been less flagrant. Many previous opposition demonstrations have failed, as the Chavez/Maduro administration retains a good deal of popularity. But even the poor are now joining the protests. Unclear how this is going to pan out.
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