Maturity of Maduro amplifies his crackdown at the concert at the border

VENEZUELA, Caracas.- YouTube and the transmission platform of the concert "Venezuela Aid Live" this is done on the binational Tienditas bridge, on the border between Venezuela and Colombia (on the Colombian side) which has suffered a cut today. The concert aims to bring humanitarian aid to Venezuela.

According to the internetblocks.org website, specializing in Internet freedom, the court has the same characteristics as other recent incidents, during opposition speeches, which were "systematically censored" in the midst of a political crisis and a loss of confidence President Nicols Maduro.

The website also states that what happened during the concert experienced the same methods that were used to block online content in Venezuela. Access is reinstated shortly after the end of speeches or public events, lasting between 12 minutes and one hour.

The concert features such artists as Carlos Vives, Paulina Rubio, Juanes, Diego Torres, Danny Ocean, Juan Luis Guerra, Silvestre Dangond, Ricardo Montaner, Jose Luis Rodriguez "El Puma", Alejandro Sanz and Man, among others. It was organized by Richard Branson, the English magnate founder of the Virgin group. More than 300,000 people attended the concert.

They also made an appearance during the concert in the border town of Cucut, the President of Colombia, Ivn DuqueSebastin Piera of Chile, Mario Abd of Paraguay and OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro.