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,AU?OR 3 ,EL ,LIB]T>IO ,$ITORIAL ,COLLECTIVE 

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,ON ,FEBRU>Y #d?1 #b#a#d1 /UD5TS FROM ! ,UNIV]SIDAD ,NACIONAL ,EXP]IM5TAL DEL ,TA*IRA 7,EXP]IM5TAL ,UNIV]SITY ( ,TA*IRA71 LOCAT$ ON AN 9L& /ATE ( ! C\NTRY1 PROTE/$ DUE TO ! SEXUAL ASSAULT ( A FELL[ FEMALE CLASSMATE 9 LIEU ( ! CURR5T 9SECURITY SITUATION ( ! CITY4 ,! PROTE/ WAS REPRESS$1 & SEV]AL /UD5TS W]E DETA9$4 

,! NEXT DAY1 O!R UNIV]SITIES >\ND ! C\NTRY HAD !IR [N PROTE/S REQUE/+ ! RELEASE ( !SE DETA9EES1 BE+ AT ! SAME TIME REPRESS$ & SOME ( !M 9C>C]AT$4 ,! WAVE ( 9DIGNATION HAD ! CONTEXT ( ! ECONOMIC CRISIS1 ! %ORTAGE ( FIR/ NECESSITY ITEMS & ! CRISIS ( BASICS PUBLIC S]VICES1 AS WELL AS ! BEG9N+ ( ! 5=CEM5T ( AN ECONOMIC PLAN ON BEHALF ( ! ,PRESID5T ,NICOLAS ,MADURO4 

,TWO OPPOS+ POLITICIANS1 ,LEOPOLDO ,LOPEZ1 & ,M>IA ,COR9A ,MA*ADO1 TRI$ TO CAPITALIZE ON ! WAVE ( DISCONT5T RALLY+ = NEW PROTE/S UND] ! SLOGAN 0,! ,WAY ,\T0 & TRY TO PRESSURE = ! RESIGNATION ( PRESID5T ,MADURO4 ,!IR MESSAGE ALSO REFLECT$ ! RUPTURE & DIVISIONS ON ! 9SIDE ( OPPOS+ POLITICIANS & ! DESIRE TO REPLACE ,H5RIQUE ,CAPRILES' LEAD]%IP1 :O PUBLICLY REJECT$ ! PROTE/S4 ,! ,MESA DE LA ,UNIDAD ,DEMOCRATICA 7,DEMOCRATIC ,UNITY ,TABLE7 COALITION1 DIDN'T SUPPORT !M EI!R4 

,:5 ! GOV]NM5T SUPPRESS$ ! PROTE/S1 IT MADE !M GR[ BIGG] & WID] ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#b?1 #b#a#d1 PEOPLE FROM #ah CITIES PROTE/$ = ! RELEASE ( ALL ( ! DETA9EES & 9 REJECTION ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,9 SOME CITIES1 9L&1 P>TICUL>LY PUNI%$ BY SC>CITY & LACK ( PROP] PUBLIC S]VICES1 ! PROTE/S W]E MASSIVE4 ,9 ,C>ACAS1 ?REE PEOPLE W]E MURD]$ DUR+ ! PROTE/S4 ,! GOV]NM5T BLAMES ! PROTE/]S1 BUT ! BIGGE/ CIRCULAT+ NEWSPAP] 9 ! C\NTRY1 ,ULTIMAS ,NOTICIAS 7,LATE/ ,NEWS71 :O RECEIVES ! BIGGE/ ADV]TIS+ BUDGET FROM ! GOV]NM5T1 REVEALS ?R\< PHOTOGRAPHS1 ?AT ! MURD]]S W]E POLICE (FIC]S4 ,AS A RESPONSE TO ?IS1 ,NICOLAS ,MADURO /AT$ ON ,NATIONAL TELEVISION & RADIO BROADCA/ ?AT POLICE 5=CEM5T HAD BE5 09FILTRAT$ BY ! RI<T W+04 

,REPRESSION AGA9/ PROTE/]S NOT ONLY USES POLICE & MILIT>Y 5=CEM5T AG5CIES1 IT 9CORPORATES ! P>TICIPATION ( MILITIA GR\PS TO VIOL5TLY DISSOLVE ! PROTE/S4 ,A MEMB] ( ,P,R,O,V,E,A1 A HUMAN RI<TS ,N,G,O1 WAS KIDNAPP$1 BEAT5 & ?REAT5$ TO DEA? BY ONE ( !N ON ! WE/ SIDE ( ,C>ACAS4 ,PRESID5T ,MADURO HAS PUBLICLY 5C\RAG$ !SE GR\PS1 :I* HE CALLS 0COLECTIVOS0 7COLLECTIVES74 

,! ,V5EZUELAN GOV]NM5T ACTUALLY CONTROLS ALL ( ! ,T,V /ATIONS1 & HAS ?REAT5$ ) SANCTIONS1 RADIO /ATIONS & NEWSPAP]S ?AT TRANSMIT 9=MATION AB\T PROTE/S4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS1 ! PRIVILEG$ SPACE = ! DI/RIBUTION ( 9=MATION HAS BE5 ! SOCIAL M$IA NETWORKS1 SPECIALLY TWITT]4 ,! USE ( P]SONAL TE*NOLOGICAL DEVICES HAS ALL[$ ! RECORD KEEP+ ?R\< VIDEOS & PHOTOGRAPHS ( AMPLE AGGRESSIONS ( ! REPRESSION =CES4 

,HUMAN RI<TS ORGANIZATIONS REPORT DETA9EES ALL OV] ! C\NTRY 7MANY ( !M ALREADY RELEAS$71 ! NUMB] HAS SURPASS$ #d1 & !Y HAVE SUFF]$ TORTURES1 9CLUD+ REPORTS ( SEXUAL ASSAULT1 CRUEL TREATM5T1 9HUMANE & DEGRAD+4 ,AS ?IS IS BE+ WRITT5 #e PEOPLE HAVE BE5 MURD]$ 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! PROTE/S4 

,9 HIS SPEE*ES1 ,NICOLAS ,MADURO1 /IMULATES ! PROTE/]S ?AT >E AGA9/ HIM TO ASSUME EV5 MORE RADICAL & VIOL5T POSITIONS4 ,)\T ANY CRIM9ALI/IC 9VE/IGATION1 HE AUTOMATICALLY /AT$ ?AT EA* DECEAS$ P]SON HAS BE5 MURD]$ BY ! SAME PROTE/]S1 :OM HE DISQUALIFIES P]MAN5TLY ) ALL ( ! POSSIBLE ADJECTIVES4 

,H[EV]1 ?IS BELLIG]5CE SEEMS NOT TO BE %>$ BY ALL ! ,*AVI/A MOVEM5T1 BECAUSE A LOT ( IT'S BASES >E WAIT+ = :AT HAPP5S NEXT1 )\T ANY EXPRESSIONS ( SUPPORT4 ,MADURO HAS ONLY MANAG$ TO RALLY PUBLIC EMPLOYES TO ! /REET PROTE/S HE HAS DONE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! SITUATION & DUE TO ! GRAVE ECONOMIC SITUATION HE FACES1 ,NICOLAS ,MADURO CONT9UES TO MAKE ECONOMIC ADJU/M5TS1 BE+ ! MO/ REC5T1 ! 9CREASE ( ! TAX UNIT4 

,! /ATE APP>ATUS REIT]ATES REPEAT$LY ?AT IT IS FAC+ A 0C\P01 ?AT :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,V5EZUELA ON ,APRIL #bb WILL REPEAT ITSELF4 ,?IS V]SION HAS MANAG$ TO NEUTRALIZE ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT W+1 :I* HASN'T EV5 EXPRESS$ ITS CONC]N AB\T ! ABUSES & DEA?S 9 ! PROTE/S4 

,! PROTE/S >E DONE 9 MANY P>TS >\ND ! C\NTRY & >E LACK+ 9 C5T] & DIRECTION1 HAV+ BE+ CALL$ ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA NETWORKS4 ,9 ! PROTE/]S !MSELVES1 !RE >E MANY DIV]SE OP9IONS AB\T OPPOS+ POLITICAL P>TIES1 BY :I* IT IS POSSIBLE TO F9D SO MANY EXPRESSIONS ( SUPPORT & REJECTION AT ! SAME TIME4 

,9 ! CASE ( ,C>ACAS !Y >E />R$ SPECIALLY BY MIDDLE CLASS SECTORS & COLLEGE /UD5TS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 9 O!R /ATES1 O!R POPUL> SECTORS HAVE JO9$ ! PROTE/S4 ,9 ,C>ACAS ! MAJORITY ( ! PETITIONS >E POLITICAL1 FRE$OM = ! DETA9EES Y ! RESIGNATIONS ( ! PRESID5T1 :ILE 9 O!R CITIES SOCIAL DEM&S >E 9CORPORAT$1 SU* AS 9FLATION1 SC>CITY & LACK ( PROP] PUBLIC S]VICES4 ,EV5 ?\< SOME PROTE/S HAVE TURN$ VIOL5T1 & SOME PROTE/]S HAVE US$ FIRE GUNS AGA9/ POLICE & MILITIA GR\PS1 ! MAJORITY ( ! PROTE/S1 SPECIALLY \TSIDE ( ,C>ACAS1 REMA9 PEACEFUL4 

,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,9DEP5D5T ,V5EZUELAN ,LEFT 7AN>*I/S1 SECTORS ?AT FOLL[ ,TROTSKY1 ,M>X1 ,L59 & ,GUEV>A7 DON'T HAVE ANY 9CID5CE 9 ?IS SITUATION & WE >E SIMPLE SPECTATORS4 ,SOME ( US >E SIMPLY ACTIVELY D5\NC+ /ATE REPRESSION & HELP+ ! VICTIMS ( HUMAN RI<TS VIOLATIONS4 

,V5EZUELA IS A HI/ORICALLY OIL DRIV5 C\NTRY1 IT POSSESSES L[ LEVELS ( POLITICAL CULTURE AMONG ITS POPULATION1 EXPLA9+ :Y ! OPPOS+ PROTE/]S HAVE ! SAME 0CONT5T0 PROBLEM AS ! BASES ( SUPPORT = ! GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT :ILE ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT W+ CONT9UES TO GIVE ITS BACK1 & SUPPORT )\T ANY CRITICISM ! GOV]NM5T'S V]SION ( 0! C\P01 IT LEAVE ?\S&S ( PROTE/]S TO ! M]CY ( ! MO/ CONS]VATIVE ( OPPOSITION'S POLITICAL P>TIES1 )\T ANY REF]5CE TO ANTI-CAPITALI/S1 REVOLUTION>IES & TRUE SOCIAL *ANGE ?AT C\LD 9FLU5CE !M4 

,9 ?IS S5SE1 ! DET5TION ( ,LEOPOLDO ,LOPEZ1 CONS]VATIVE OPPOSITION LEAD]1 TRIES TO MAKE HIS [N FIGURE ! C5T] ( A DYNAMIC MOVEM5T1 ?AT UP UNTIL ?IS MOM5T1 ?AT ?IS IS BE5 WRITT51 HAD SURPASS$ ! POLITICAL P>TIES ( ! OPPOSITION & ! GOV]NM5T ( ,NICOLAS ,MADURO4 

,:AT WILL HAPP5 9 ! %ORT T]M8 ,I ?9K NOBODY KN[S EXACTLY1 ESPECIALLY ! PROTE/]S !MSELVES4 ,! EV5TS >E DEVELOP+ M9UTE AFT] M9UTE4 

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