Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took
to the streets on Saturday to mark 50 days of protests against the unpopular
government of President Nicolas Maduro, with unrest gaining momentum despite a
rising death toll and chaotic scenes of nighttime looting. At least 46 people
have been killed in the worst turmoil faced by Maduro since he won the
presidency in 2013. Venezuelans from civilians to police have been killed,
sometimes during increasingly frequent spates of looting or street melees. Many
Venezuelans are furious with Maduro’s government, blaming it for soaring
inflation, shortages of everything from food to medicine, and a crackdown on
human rights. They are demanding elections, freedom for jailed activists,
foreign aid, and autonomy for the opposition-led legislature. More…
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