Venezuela mobilizes and protests the 12th of February

[Cygnus]

The opposition has called a massive protest starting February 12 and ending indefinitely, many students from universities have mobilized and refused to return home, 2 dead have already been reported, the "president" in charge Nicolás Maduro has said that anyone who protests without permission will be jailed immediately, however the mass numbers have been giving trouble to the police.

Here are pictures of the protests per city:

Caracas:
http://www.lapatilla.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/plazavenezuelaandreasanabria.jpg

Maracaibo:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgSW1klIAAAQ1Bh.jpg

Mérida:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgSILUyIgAAfnoE.jpg

Valencia:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgSNrmRCAAAfQIL.jpg

Guárico:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgScbsFIYAAMvBC.jpg

Barquisimeto:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgSGqzMIUAAh9wm.jpg

Puerto Ordáz:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgR_37OIQAAl702.jpg

Valera:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgSFb_oIYAERUQf.jpg

San Cristóbal:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgSDHfcIEAAZfzR.jpg

Margarita:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgSAlvsIYAAHSyE.jpg

Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25074654
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-venezuela-protests-idUSBREA1B1K220140212

I also have some at-the-moment information thanks to some contacts, so I may edit more things into the thread.

[tovaris]

What sent them to the streets?

[Cygnus]

What sent them to the streets?

A massive discontent with the current, mostly illegitimate, government.

[tovaris]

A massive discontent with the current, mostly illegitimate, government.

Ok i gatherd that much, but what was the tipping point, the Gavrilo Principe shooting the aire to the wiena throne incident in this case

[Cygnus]

Ok i gatherd that much, but what was the tipping point, the Gavrilo Principe shooting the aire to the wiena throne incident in this case

It's really been a buildup of government screw-ups through the last year, no particular even because it's a pacific protest, not a revolution.

[tovaris]

It's really been a buildup of government screw-ups through the last year, no particular even because it's a pacific protest, not a revolution.

Whel yeah i understand, but enen in bosnia this month there was a pinpointable tip over point... such events are not ever the cause but in my opinio inportant when triing to understand a given event

[Vlerchan]

A massive discontent with the current, mostly illegitimate, government.

There was open, fair elections less the twelve months ago. The PSUV won - though it was quite close admittedly.

From what I've gathered there's nothing illegitimate about Mudoro's government.

[Cygnus]

There was open, fair elections less the twelve months ago. The PSUV won - though it was quite close admittedly.

From what I've gathered there's nothing illegitimate about Mudoro's government.

Were you there? Do you have family in Venezuela? My friends and family there told me a lot of things, there were people being brought in from Cuba, people were voting with false IDs, I even have a dead familiar who apparently voted, they were opening the closed voting centres and putting votes in, the electoral entity is the most biased entity in Venezuela, so I stick by my words, Maduro is illegitimate.

[Vlerchan]

snip.

I'd prefer verifiable evidence (preferably as presented by a mainstream source) before I denounce Maduro.

[Cygnus]

I'd prefer verifiable evidence (preferably as presented by a mainstream source) before I denounce Maduro.

Maduro is illegitimate and I'll say it way more times, the media is censored in Venezuela so you won't be hearing anything bad from there, because it's all bullshit.