Protests arose in Venezuela

Protests arose in Venezuela against the government after experiencing high inflation rate, the spread of crime and the shortage of some basic goods in the market. The opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez, a former mayor of Chacao district, in eastern Caracas, has been called for a march against the government in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. He then received an arrest warrant after having three protesters died in the clashes. He challenged the government to arrest him saying that he did not commit any crime. He, also , told his supporters to dress white confirming their commitment to peace. The U.S secretary of State, John Kerry, expressed his concern about the situation. While, Venezuela’s President, Maduro, expressed his frustration from the situation mentioning that three U.S. officials working in the Visa department will be expelled from the country for suspicions about their contribution with university students against the government. He said “"It's a group of US functionaries who are in the universities. We've been watching them having meetings in the private universities for two months. They work in visas," Then added, "Venezuela doesn't take orders from anyone!". He also ordered the employees of the national oil company to do a march towards his palace on Tuesday.

Written by,
Youssef Mekawy

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26220184)