Tag: Venezuela violent protests

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 05:19 UTC

  Unasur calls for preservation of institutions and democratic principles in Venezuela

  

  The Union of Southern Nations (UNASUR) expressed on Monday its “energetic condemnation” of the violent episodes recorded over the last week in Venezuela during conflicting opposition and pro-government marches, and called for “the preservation of institutions and democratic principles” in the divided nation.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 05:13 UTC

  OAS expresses concern about Tuesday's protests in Venezuela, calls for dialogue

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS), expressed concern on Monday over the possibility that new protests in the streets of the capital of Venezuela “could lead to more acts of violence that would only further separate the positions of the government and the opposition and polarize to an even greater degree the sensitive political moment the South American country is going through.”

• Monday, February 17th 2014 - 09:54 UTC

  Mercosur condemns violence in Venezuela and calls for dialogue

  

  Mercosur country members, in an official release rejected all acts of violence and condemned the destabilization attempts against the government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

• Monday, February 17th 2014 - 09:35 UTC

  Maduro blames Washington and expels three US consular officials

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Sunday he was expelling three U.S. consular officials, accusing them of conspiring with the opposition forces to foment unrest as violent protests ran into a fifth straight night. The expulsions come after two weeks of sporadic protests against across the country.