Wuilly Arteaga regularly plays at anti-government protests and was injured in the latest clashes. A Venezuelan violinist who has become a renowned presence at the front of the country’s anti-government protests has been taken to hospital during the latest violent clashes in Caracas. Wuilly Arteaga is often seen playing his …
In this May 22, 2017 photo, volunteer first responders from the “Green Helmets” move along the sidelines of an opposition protest during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela. CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — As thousands of people fled tear gas at a recent anti-government protest, a single young woman stood …
The demonstrators who have flooded Venezuela’s streets in recent weeks to protest the government of embattled President Nicolas Maduro have faced formidable pushback: tear gas, riot shields, armored vehicles. At least 36 people have been killed and hundreds more injured since the protests began in early April. The latest clashes …
Pepper spray is used against a “Grandparents March” in Caracas during anti-Maduro protests. Thousands of elderly Venezuelans have taken to the streets of Caracas and other cities to protest against the government of Nicolas Maduro amid a worsening economic crisis. Police blocked access to a main road in the capital …
The death came amid a wave of fresh protests against the rule of President Nicolas Maduro. A young man has been killed in violence in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, amid protests against the rule of President Nicolas Maduro. Hecder Lugo, in his early 20s, died from a head wound. …
Venezuelans in poor areas blocked streets and lit fires during scattered protests across the country on Tuesday night, and two people were killed during the growing unrest in the midst of a crippling economic crisis. In a worrying sign for leftist President Nicolas Maduro, groups in Caracas’ traditionally pro-government hillside …