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Venezuela prosecutor decries Maduro plan, unrest worsens
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's state prosecutor has panned unpopular President Nicolas Maduro's plan to create a grassroots congress, deepening a rare public split among the ruling Socialists as the death toll from two months of unrest hit 51.
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Venezuela's jailed Lopez is well, urges more protests: wife
EghtesadOnline: Jailed opposition Venezuelan politician Leopoldo Lopez is well and is urging street demonstrators to keep up massive anti-government protests, his wife said on Sunday after her first visit with the former presidential hopeful in over a month, putting to rest rumors of his ill health.
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Roses in hand, Venezuelan women protesters face security forces
EghtesadOnline: Dressed in white and chanting "Liberty!", tens of thousands of women opposed to Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro marched on Saturday, proffering roses to security forces who blocked their way.
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Venezuela protests rage, jailed Lopez supporters stage vigil
EghtesadOnline: Supporters of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez held a vigil outside his prison demanding to see him on Thursday after rumors about his health rattled the protest-hit country where the death toll from anti-government unrest rose to 36.
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Iran after dialogue between Venezuelan gov’t, opponents
EghtesadOnline: Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi says that Iran supports continuation of negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the opponents to settle the dispute there.
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Protests flare over Venezuela cash chaos; three deaths reported
EghtesadOnline: Protests and looting broke out in parts of Venezuela on Friday due to a lack of cash after the socialist government suddenly pulled the nation's largest banknote from circulation in the midst of a brutal economic crisis.
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As Venezuela talks stutter, detained Maduro foes languish
EghtesadOnline: When he received a call saying he had won a mobile phone, Gilberto Sojo, a low-income bank messenger and opposition activist, rushed off happily to collect it.
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With crisis escalating, Venezuela's Maduro to meet opposition
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was to sit down on Sunday with opposition representatives and foreign mediators, a gesture his foes suspect is a time-wasting tactic to ease pressure on the unpopular socialist leader.
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Venezuela crisis, Colombia peace dominate Latin American summit
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's fast-escalating political crisis and Colombia's stuttering peace process dominated the Ibero-American Summit on Saturday, despite an official agenda about youth, entrepreneurship and education.
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Venezuelan opposition strike patchy amid government threats
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's streets were quieter than usual on Friday during an opposition-called strike, but participation was patchy after the socialist government threatened to shut down businesses that closed.