"On a weekday morning in central Caracas last week, a group of students did something bold. They staged an anti-government protest. The students at Venezuela's Central University were demanding the liberation of Venezuela's remaining political prisoners. But a broader sense of anger against the Venezuelan government was also on display, as they chanted slogans against acting President Delcy Rodriguez, and her brother Jorge, who heads Venezuela's National Assembly."
"Nearby, a truck with giant speakers played a viral protest song celebrating the U.S. military's capture of former President Nicolas Maduro. "Where is China, where is Russia," the lyrics went. "Where are the communists that were going to save him?" Just weeks ago, a protest like this one could have landed people in jail. But Venezuela's authoritarian government, still dominated by allies of Nicolas Maduro has relaxed some of its more repressive measures as it faces pressure from the U.S. to implement political reforms."
Students at Venezuela's Central University staged an anti-government protest demanding the liberation of remaining political prisoners and chanting against acting President Delcy Rodriguez and her brother Jorge. Protesters unfurled a banner reading "Free them all" and a truck played a viral song mocking allies of Nicolas Maduro. Until recently such demonstrations could lead to imprisonment, but the government, still dominated by Maduro allies, has relaxed some repressive measures under U.S. pressure to implement political reforms. Students, unions and opposition activists are cautiously testing free-speech boundaries and authorities have begun releasing charged activists; a pending amnesty could free hundreds more.
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