Unrest And Violence Escalates In Venezuela

Violence Escalates In Divided Venezuela -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces and demonstrators faced off in streets blocked by burning barricades in several cities on Thursday in an escalation of protests against President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government, witnesses said.

At least five people have died since the unrest turned violent last week, with scores of injuries and arrests.

The demonstrators, mainly students, blame the government for violent crime, high inflation, product shortages and alleged repression of opponents.

In affluent east Caracas overnight, security forces fired teargas and bullets, chasing youths who threw Molotov cocktails and blocked streets with burning trash, witnesses said.

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More News On The Unrest In Venezuela

President Nicolás Maduro Sends Army To Venezuelan State Amid Crackdown -- IBTimes
Violent protests escalate in Venezuela -- Al Jazeera
Venezuela opposition denounces 'brutal repression' -- AP
Protests Grip Venezuela -- Voice of America
Murder charges against Venezuela opposition leader dropped -- CNN
Venezuela to Keep Opposition Leader Jailed Amid Protests -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Opposition leader faces charges in tense Venezuela; violence heats up -- AP
Jailed leader channels Venezuelans’ ire -- Washington Post
Venezuelan beauty queen Genesis Carmona, 22, fatally shot in head during protest -- New York Daily News
In Venezuela, Another Beauty Queen's Death Adds To Anger -- NPR
Leopoldo López, the Charismatic Face of Venezuela's Opposition -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Protests in Venezuela: A tale of two prisoners -- Economist
Venezuela: What's the crisis about? -- Faith Karimi and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Venezuela Erupts -- William J. Dobson, Slate

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Thursday, February 20, 2014