Venezuela’s Political Crisis, The Birth Of Radio And Protesting A Professors Watchlist

An anti-government demonstrator walks past two National Guard soldiers’ motorcycles that were set on fire by protesters when the soldiers ran from their bikes after falling during clashes with protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protesters have flooded the streets of Venezuela for months, demanding new elections and faulting President Nicolas Maduro’s leadership for the country’s triple-digit inflation, surging crime rates, and dire shortages of food and medicine.
An anti-government demonstrator walks past two National Guard soldiers' motorcycles that were set on fire by protesters when the soldiers ran from their bikes after falling during clashes with protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protesters have flooded the streets of Venezuela for months, demanding new elections and faulting President Nicolas Maduro's leadership for the country's triple-digit inflation, surging crime rates, and dire shortages of food and medicine. Ariana Cubillos / AP Photo
An anti-government demonstrator walks past two National Guard soldiers’ motorcycles that were set on fire by protesters when the soldiers ran from their bikes after falling during clashes with protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protesters have flooded the streets of Venezuela for months, demanding new elections and faulting President Nicolas Maduro’s leadership for the country’s triple-digit inflation, surging crime rates, and dire shortages of food and medicine.
An anti-government demonstrator walks past two National Guard soldiers' motorcycles that were set on fire by protesters when the soldiers ran from their bikes after falling during clashes with protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protesters have flooded the streets of Venezuela for months, demanding new elections and faulting President Nicolas Maduro's leadership for the country's triple-digit inflation, surging crime rates, and dire shortages of food and medicine. Ariana Cubillos / AP Photo

Venezuela’s Political Crisis, The Birth Of Radio And Protesting A Professors Watchlist

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