by Momo Ramos

mramos3 — 2014-03-15 12:48:55 UTC

#SOS Venezuela

mramos3 — 2014-03-15 12:48:56 UTC

BY: Moellyn Ramos Yetsko

Protest

mramos3 — 2014-03-15 12:52:02 UTC

The protests erupted largely as a result of the high levels of criminal violence, inflation, and constant scarcity of basic goods. These are caused by the economic policies of Venezuela's government, including strict price controls, which have led to one of the highest inflation rates in the world

Murders

mramos3 — 2014-03-15 12:54:10 UTC

In Venezuela, a person is murdered every 21 minutes. In the first two months of 2014, nearly 3,000 people had already been murdered in Venezuela; 10% higher than the previous year and 500% higher than when Hugo Chávez first took office.In 2014, Quartz claimed that the high murder rate is due to, "The country’s growing poverty rate; rampant corruption; high levels of gun ownership; and a failure to punish murderers (91% of the murders go unpunished, according to the Institute for Research on Coexistence and Citizen Security)".

Police

mramos3 — 2014-03-15 12:54:20 UTC

Something else that really set them off was the harsh police response to their initial protest, in which several students were detained and allegedly abused, as well as follow-up demonstrations to call for their release". These protests expanded, attracted non-students, and led to more detentions; eventually, other students joined, and the protests spread to Caracas and other cities, with opposition leaders getting involved.

mramos3 — 2014-03-15 12:54:53 UTC

In early 2014, a series of protests, political demonstrations, and civil unrest occurred throughout Venezuela.

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