Thousands of Venezuelans that now live outside of their home country have organised demonstrations to support the actions on the streets [1] in the South American country. The images of these gatherings have been shared widely on social networks.
On Facebook the page SOS Venezuela [2] [es] collects a large number of photos, which are also published with the tags #iamyourvoicevenezuela [3] #SOSVenezuela [4] and #PrayForVenezuela [5] on Twitter and Instagram.
Mi primo @guidorinconc [6] me envió esta foto de venezolanos y extranjeros manifestando hoy en Malta. #SOSVenezuela [7]pic.twitter.com/Fji1a1WzMC [8]
— Rita (@RitaFinol) February 17, 2014 [9]
My cousin sent me this photos of Venezuelans and foreigners protesting today in Malta.
Some Venezuelans abroad took advantage of the protests to deliver documents to international organisations or to the Parliaments of the countries where they live. This was the case with a group of citizens who demonstrated in The Hague.
Venezolanos en La Haya, Holanda. Presentamos documento a Parlamento. Denunciamos violaciones a DDHH en #Venezuela [10] pic.twitter.com/7j3OLpLUC4 [11]
— Tomás A. Chang Pico (@TomasChang) February 18, 2014 [12]
Venezuelans in The Hague, Holland. We presented a document to Parliament. We denounced human rights violations in Venezuela
Gaby Silva [13] published a video on Instagram [14] [es] of the demonstration by a group of Venezuelans in Madrid. The video shows citizens calling for justice, peace and dialogue.
The newspaper TalCual [15] [es] shared a photo of protestors in Times Square in New York City.
PROTESTAN EN NUEVA YORK. Cientos de venezolanos protestaron en Times Square. http://t.co/ukrjIAueK3 [16] pic.twitter.com/uwmkICODa0 [17]
— TalCualDigital.com (@DiarioTalCual) February 18, 2014 [18]
PROTESTS IN NEW YORK. Hundreds of Venezuelans protested in Times Square.
There were even demonstrations in Australia:
Venezolanos en Sídney se solidarizan con las marchas de estudiantes http://t.co/NF4OaoGKh9 [19] pic.twitter.com/PzFwR4D4vT [20]
— La Voz (@EldiarioLaVoz) February 18, 2014 [21]
Venezuelans in Sydney show their solidarity with the student marches
Meanwhile, in Venezuela the opposition leader Leopoldo López [22] turned himself in [23] to the authorities and President Nicolás Maduro assured [24] that he will faces charges of sedition and “unawareness of the Constitution”.