In Venezuela protests heighten with killing of student leader

The ongoing protests in Venezuela are heightening with 22 deaths.  Students recently have been actively involved in the protests within the country, fighting for their human rights.  Monday night in San Cristobal, a student leader, Daniel Tinoco, was shot after security used brutal force to close off essential intersections.  It has not been officially released who shot Tinoco, but the mayor of San Cristobal went to Twitter to discuss the protests.  He declared the paramilitaries along with the National Guard have become allies with the government and are known to be "colectivos".  President Maduro wanted to have a peace conference with the opposition groups recently, but the opposition will not discuss peace until protesters are released from jail.  The protests are increasingly becoming more and more violent with the usage of tear gas and other means of force.  The protests in Venezuela are spreading and these protests through Venezuela will not cease until there is solution.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/11/student-killed-bypoliceinvenezuelaclashes.html

Brooke Reed