Basic necessities like milk, toilet paper and harina pan -- a corn flour used to make arepas, a Venezuelan staple -- have become hard to find.
Crime is another issue on most Venezuelans' minds.The homicide rate in 2013 rose to 79 per 100000 inhabitants,up from 73 per 100,000 in 2012
Media censorship in Venezuela increased by 87% in 2013
The opposition to the administration of President Nicolás Maduro say Venezuela's economic and social problems stem from Govt policies like price controls, government seizure of private businesses, a decaying prison system, easy access to illegal weapons and widespread impunity
Students were the ones who started protesting from Feb 12,2014 in organized peaceful demonstrations to show their discontent with Maduro’s government.
Many students have been detained and some have said they were subjected to abuse by the National Guard
Both government supporters and opposition activists have died since the protests turned violent
The Govt blamed Leopoldo Lopez for fomenting unrest against the government and the violence that led to the deaths of at least four people.
Henrique Capriles who lost to Maduro in last year's presidential election, has consistently said that taking to the streets will not bring the change that Venezuela needs and that pressuring Maduro to leave is not the solution
Leopoldo López said the only way to change Venezuela was by taking to the streets. "We need to vote but we also need to take to the streets,protest
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