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Protests Over Venezuelan Opposition Ban

09/04/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Protests Over Venezuelan Opposition Ban

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles banned from politics

Tear gas used against protestors in the Venezuelan capital Caracas during demonstrations against opposition leader Henrique Capriles was banned from political activities for 15 years.

Also in the programme: Race attacks against Africans in India. And, Steve Bannon and the White House.

(Photograph shows a demonstrator protesting against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela. Credit: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images)

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