Throughout Venezuela have been mourning marches of the opposition
Thousands of opposition supporters in Venezuela have taken part in mourning actions in memory of those killed during anti-government demonstrations continued in the country for three weeks.
In Caracas, the protesters, mainly dressed in white — the color of protest in Venezuela — marched through the main streets of the city, but the police blocked the passage to the ultimate goal of the action — the building Department of the Archdiocese of Venezuela.
Multitudinaria #marcha contra #represiónpolicial en #Venezuela https://t.co/x2BEoVzjxF vía @noroestemx
— Noroeste (@noroestemx) 22 APR 2017
The same marches on this day took place across the country.
The opposition will washalet blame for the death of almost 20 anti-government protests for the police. Authorities claim that police prevent riots and pursues the raiders.
#Marcha silenciosa desborda calles de Caracas en #Venezuela https://t.co/JsV6ibKlrv
— lapoliticamx (@lapoliticamx) 22 APR 2017
The current unrest could become the largest in the country over the past three years. Activists have already called them the “mother of all protests” and “second independence day”.
Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro, in turn, accused opposition activists trying to organize a coup.