Posted on 04/20/2017 3:57:47 AM PDT by Nextrush
The tweet from Governor Henrique Capriles, Venezuelan opposition leader, was loud and clear last evening.
"Attention our beloved Venezuela. No one surrenders, our duty to defend CRBV (Constitition of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) against the self-governing madurist! Tomorrow #20A ALL!"
Venezuelans are coming back out on the streets today to protest against the Cuban-style Communist rule of President Nicholas Maduro.
Article 332 of the constitution gives Venezuelans the right to revolt against tyranny.
Peaceful protestors were confronted with government violence yesterday.
As thousands converged on the main expressway in Caracas, the regime opened up with tear gas volleys designed to create a retreating stampede in the confined space of the highway.
Some protestors ended up fleeing across a river that is more like an open sewage drain.
Today the Caracas protestors will again attempt to reach their objective, the Office of National Ombudsman, starting from 24 different locations. They want the ombudsman to remove the Supreme Court justices who annulled the opposition controlled National Assembly.
Two killed among protestors (one in Caracas) with the government blaming opposition protestors for looting of shops and the death of a National Guard member.
Accusations of violence have been leveled in previous protests leading to arrests of opposition leaders.
Among the two protestors were reported killed yesterday was 23 year old Paola Ramirez.
As Ramirez walked past a demonstration in the southwestern Venezuelan city of San Cristobal, government "collectives" (thugs) fired on the protest.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States is "closely watching" the situation in Venezuela.
Tillerson is quoted by NTN 24 News Channel as saying President Maduro "does not let the voice of the opposition be heard" and that "Maduro is violating his own Constitution."
Back in the middle of February, President Donald Trump met with the wife of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.
President Trump posted a picture of himself with Lillian Tintori on Twitter and called for the release of Lopez.
Daniel Duquenal’s blog in English from Venezuela, at the right of the page you can link to his Twitter for more immediate updates with Spanish used most often, sometimes English or French.
http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/
Unlike Iran, our President will not back the dictatorial regime.
A lot of coverage in Spanish but Google translate can be employed through the search engine.
The Twitter page of opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Updates likely during the day.
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