Post by livinginmedellin on Sept 1, 2016 12:35:02 GMT -5
A man holds up a sign that reads in Spanish; “Recall now” as protesters gather for the “taking of Caracas” march in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Sept 1, 2016. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro promise to flood the streets of Caracas Thursday in a major test of their strength and the government’s ability to tolerate growing dissent. The march aims to pressure electoral authorities to allow a recall referendum against Maduro this year.
11:40 a.m.
Thousands of government opponents are flooding some of the principal streets in Venezuela’s capital to pressure the government to hold a referendum vote this year on Nicolas Maduro’s presidency.
The protesters are chanting, “It’s going to fall, it’s going to fall, the government is going to fall.”
They are carrying Venezuelan flags and signs with slogans such as “We are 30 million reasons to revoke him.”
The demonstrators have come from states all over the country.
10:55 a.m.
News media and press rights organizations say at least seven journalists have been denied entry to Venezuela ahead of Thursday’s planned opposition protests.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says the reporters were told they lacked proper government accreditation as journalists.
It says they include journalists for the French daily Le Monde, Colombia’s Caracol radio and television and Al-Jazeera, as well as one of the committee’s own reporters.
The Miami Herald says its reporter Jim Wyss also was detained and expelled.
Like many countries, Venezuela requires working journalists to have accreditation, though the rules are only sporadically enforced.
See: www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-latest-journalists-blocked-in-venezuela/2016/09/01/06e0ee24-7058-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html
11:40 a.m.
Thousands of government opponents are flooding some of the principal streets in Venezuela’s capital to pressure the government to hold a referendum vote this year on Nicolas Maduro’s presidency.
The protesters are chanting, “It’s going to fall, it’s going to fall, the government is going to fall.”
They are carrying Venezuelan flags and signs with slogans such as “We are 30 million reasons to revoke him.”
The demonstrators have come from states all over the country.
10:55 a.m.
News media and press rights organizations say at least seven journalists have been denied entry to Venezuela ahead of Thursday’s planned opposition protests.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says the reporters were told they lacked proper government accreditation as journalists.
It says they include journalists for the French daily Le Monde, Colombia’s Caracol radio and television and Al-Jazeera, as well as one of the committee’s own reporters.
The Miami Herald says its reporter Jim Wyss also was detained and expelled.
Like many countries, Venezuela requires working journalists to have accreditation, though the rules are only sporadically enforced.
See: www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-latest-journalists-blocked-in-venezuela/2016/09/01/06e0ee24-7058-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html