'Queen of Pop' Madonna called the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a fascist in the aftermath of the widespread unrest and protests that the country is witnessing, which has resulted in the death of four.
"Apparantly Maduro is not familiar with the phrase "Human Rights"! Fascism is alive and thriving in Venezuela and Russia. The Ukraine isn't far behind!" she tweeted.
The 55-year-old singer has previously raised concerns over human rights abuse and often talked about political issues. Last week, she was seen in an Amnesty International concert in New York and introduced the lead singers from Pussy Riot, the Russian punk group jailed for being politically outspoken ealier. She also started 'Art for Freedom,' a project enlisting director Steven Klein and singer Katy Perry.
Venezuela's protest also took the life of model and local beauty queen Génesis Carmona, reports Latin Times. Maduro, who took over as president after the death of Hugo Chavez last year, said that the protests were just a means of ousting his government.
Recently, he declared a shutdown of news coverage of the political crisis, reports the Examiner. The country witnessed over 1,000 students protesting against the dictatorship in their country. They burned tires, threw objects amid teargas launched by the Bolivarian National Police (BNP) in Caracas.
"We are not going to attack the police as in previous days. We do not want more violence. We do not want more deaths. The idea is not to destroy the city," said Jose Gomez, a 23-year-old law student, reports South China Morning Post.
Angry protestors came out on the roads against increasing street crime, runaway inflation, corruption and low job prospects in the country that has the world's largest proven oil reserves, reports the Agence France-Presse.
