Venezuela opposition hold street protests

As Maduro inauguration looms, Venezuela opposition hold street protests
By Vivian Sequera and Mircely Guanipa CARACAS/MARACAY (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition parties and their supporters were holding protests around the country on Thursday in an eleventh-hour effort to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro,
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The United Nations has expressed its alarm after it received reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation in Venezuela ahead of opposition marches on Thursday. The office of the UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, wrote on X that "now is the time to work to ease tensions and reduce the risk of more violence".
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