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PHOTOS: As Venezuela Says It Will Leave OAS, Citizens Continue Month Long Protest

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Posted on April 28, 2017 · As the current administrations begins the lengthy process of leaving the OAS, Hundreds of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro were marching to a military prison outside Caracas on Friday to demand the release of Leopoldo Lopez and other jailed activists they consider political prisoners.

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