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Venezuela crisis: Bans on protests that 'disturb' election
Source: BBC
Venezuela crisis: Bans on protests that 'disturb' election
27 July 2017 Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela is banning protests that could "disturb or affect" Sunday's controversial election for a new constituent assembly.
Prison terms of between five and 10 years could be imposed on those contravening the ban, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said.
More than 100 people have been killed since April in violence linked to protests against the assembly.
The opposition sees it as a move towards dictatorship.
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27 July 2017 Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela is banning protests that could "disturb or affect" Sunday's controversial election for a new constituent assembly.
Prison terms of between five and 10 years could be imposed on those contravening the ban, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said.
More than 100 people have been killed since April in violence linked to protests against the assembly.
The opposition sees it as a move towards dictatorship.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40744851
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