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Protesters in South Africa condemn US intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s release

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo CAPE TOWN, Jan 8 : Dozens of people gathered outside the US Embassy in the South African capital Thursday to protest the US intervention in Venezuela and the capture of former president Nicolas Maduro. The protests were led by members of the South African Communist Party, an ally of the African National Congress, which has denounced US President Donald Trump’s actions and called for Maduro’s immediate release. The demonstrators gathered outside the US Embassy in Pretoria with placards condemning Trump’s administration and alleged US intentions to take over Venezuela’s oil reserves.

Protesters in South Africa condemn US intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s release

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Key Highlights

  • Some of the placards read “Hands Off Venezuela”, “Free President Maduro Now” and “End American Imperialism.” “They want to take this resource (oil reserves) directly under their control, and Donald Trump has not hidden it to the world.
  • He has pronounced it with his own mouth,” the party’s secretary general Solly Mapaila told protesters.
  • Some pro-Palestine protesters also joined the demonstration to pledge their solidarity and condemn the actions of the US in Venezuela.
  • Sarah Mukwevho, one of the protesters, said the US actions in Venezuela showed that similar events could happen in other countries.
  • “Today it is Venezuela and Maduro, tomorrow it can be any other smaller country that the US is not happy with.
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