Increased scrutiny on electoral practices in Venezuela brings crowds to Chicago Loop

Four Venezuelan girls sat cross-legged on the ground Monday night with gags on their lips that said “liberty, peace, dignity and justice “to protest the reelection of their country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro, following increased scrutiny of the country’s electoral practices. Demonstrators held pamphlets behind them in Daley Plaza with statistics about how many people had been arrested and killed since the election. Thousands of miles away in Venezuela, protesters surged in the streets of their home country against what many described as one of the worst moments in the country in over a decade of decline — caused by corruption […]