Thursday, February 19, 2015

Protesters demand Venezuela opposition leader`s release


About 300 people gathered Wednesday to demand the release of Venezuelanopposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, one year after he was jailed for allegedly inciting mass protests against the government.Lopez`s wife, Lilian Tintori, led the rally in the same Caracas plaza where the Harvard-educated politician surrendered to security forces February 18, 2014 in the midst of a demonstration. The oil-rich country was rocked by months-long street protests last year amid rising discontent with the leftist government of President Nicolas Maduro. More…

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