Venezuela: at least 26 dead in demonstrations against the Maduro regime

January 25, 2019

Clashes between supporters of self-proclaimed President Juan Guaidó and security forces left more victims in another day of violence.

At least 26 people died in the last hours in the midst of anti-government protests shaking Venezuela, according to the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social (OVCS).

According to the registry of this badociation, out of the total deaths, two occurred in the state of Amazonas, five in Bolívar, seven in Caracas, three in Portuguesa, three in Barinas, three in Táchira, two in Monagas and one in Yaracuy.

On the other hand, the NGO Penal Forum, which leads the defense of people considered political prisoners in the Caribbean country, reported that since Monday Chavez security forces arrested 328 people.

The protests and the escalation of violence escalated after the leader of the opposition Juan Guaidó is proclaimed president and denounce the fact that Nicolas Maduro had usurped the executive after being re-elected in "Fraudulent elections".

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In response, the Bolivarian National Force took control of the streets where mbad marches against the regime took place. repressed the protesters.

For his part, Maduro came to answer his political opponent and described him as "puppet " from the US government, a country that he denounced for being ingested in self-proclamation, he urged the diplomatic staff to leave Venezuelan territory within 72 hours. In addition, He confirmed the closure of his embbady in Washington.

It should be noted that the tension in the country has increased until reaching the international agenda. In this regard, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has not ruled out a military intervention and called for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to address this issue.

RussiaFor his part, he has already advanced his support to the regime of President Chávez's leader, while President Vladimir Putin has warned that a military escalation could become "A bloodbath".

Finally, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has also ruled out armed escalation in Venezuela as the best option because it would mean "A disaster for the Venezuelan people."