From: "Jose G. Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CubaNews] Venezuelan cops attack pro-Chávez protest Monday January 7 10:55 PM ET Venezuela Police, Protesters Clash By FABIOLA SANCHEZ, Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Police fired into the air, lobbed tear gas and used a fire hose Monday to disperse protesters supporting the Venezuelan president. Demonstrators had gathered in front of the Caracas daily El Nacional to protest the newspaper's critical coverage of President Hugo Chavez's leftist government. They banged pots and pans, waved signs and chanted ``tell the truth'' and ``liars, liars.'' Police moved in and demonstrators threw bottles before moving away. No serious injuries were reported. El Nacional Editor Miguel Otero accused the Chavez government of instigating the demonstration to ``keep the press from publishing what is going on in the country.'' Police said the protesters did not have permission to demonstrate and blocked newspaper workers entering and leaving the building for four hours. The protesters said they were from a ``bolivarian circle'' - one of many popular committees Chavez recently set up to defend what he calls his ``revolution'' to end poverty and corruption in Venezuela. Chavez claims the news media conspire to destabilize his government. His complaints of late have centered on El Nacional, one of Venezuela's two largest newspapers. The president recently threatened to draft a law that would regulate what news outlets report. The Miami-based Inter-American Press Association has accused Chavez of trying to intimidate journalists. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
