But beyond the statistics, tear gas and
outrageous images of injured protesters, one can see the deeper significance of
these protests. As the Venezuelan civil rights nongovernmental organisation
Proveo observes, this is the country’s first popular rebellion of the 21st
century. It is also one of the most intense, prolonged and innovative mass
actions of our age, comparable to the wave of anti-systemic protests in some
European countries and the Arab Spring revolts. More…
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