Hundreds Protest in Barquisimeto for the Release of Political Prisoners

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Barquisimeto in Venezuela’s Lara State on Sunday, February 22, to protest against the detention of Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma, who was arrested on February 19, on charges he was involved in a coup plot.

Henri Falcón, Governor of Lara State and former mayor of Barquisimeto, said in a statement published in Noticias 24 that the march was to show solidarity with Ledezma and to protest over government actions that violated Venezuela’s constitution and human rights laws. Credit: Instagram/marcosromeroa