Venezuela’s Guaido Calls For Nationwide Protests To Allow US Aid Gain Access

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for nationwide protests next week to support volunteers planning to travel to the border with Colombia … Continue reading Venezuela’s Guaido Calls For Nationwide Protests To Allow US Aid Gain Access

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Updated February 16, 2019

Venezuelan opposition leader and self declared acting president Juan Guaido delivers a speech during the Venezuela Oil Industry Forum in Caracas on February 15, 2019. The US Treasury announced Friday it was imposing sanctions on five intelligence and security officials close to crisis-hit Venezuela’s “former” President Nicolas Maduro. Those targeted are “aligned with illegitimate former President Nicolas Maduro, who continue to repress democracy and democratic actors in Venezuela,” a Treasury Department statement read. Juan BARRETO / AFP

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for nationwide protests next week to support volunteers planning to travel to the border with Colombia to bring in US humanitarian aid.

“Not only will this be happening at the border where the volunteer movement will be, but in cities up and down the country where there will be demonstrations on February 23 for the aid to come in,” Guaido told thousands of supporters at a public gathering.