President Barack Obama on Thursday signed legislation to
impose sanctions on Venezuelan government officials accused of violating
protesters' rights during demonstrations earlier this year. Congress had
approved the measure last week and sent it to him for his signature. The
measure would deny visas and freeze assets of officials involved in what the
law considers a crackdown on political opponents during three months of street
protests in Venezuela over crime and the economy. Those protests sparked
violence that killed 43 people, including demonstrators, government supporters
and security officials. More…
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