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May 17, 2019

Venezuelan Government Blasts U.S. Seizure of Embassy as Vienna Convention Violation
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In Washington, D.C., police arrested four activists Thursday inside the
Venezuelan embassy after they spent weeks occupying the building at the
invitation of Venezuela's government in order to prevent it from being
taken over by Venezuela's U.S.-backed opposition. The Venezuelan
government criticized the arrests, calling them a violation of the
Vienna Treaty of 1961, which protects diplomatic missions around the
world. This is Code Pink activist Tighe Barry.

Tighe Barry: "If the embassy in Washington, D.C., is taken, what says
that the American embassy in Venezuela can't be taken? Which sets a
pretext for war."

Last month, Democracy Now! went inside the Venezuelan embassy in
Washington, D.C. To see our coverage click here.


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