‘Anti-Fascism’ Law to Tighten Crackdown on Venezuelan Opposition

  • Bill would punish organizers of anti-government rallies
  • Polls show opposition leader Machado would win a fair vote
Delcy Rodríguez Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
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Venezuela’s government sent an “anti-fascism” bill to congress that will tighten the crackdown on its opponents ahead of elections this year.

The law would impose punishments on the organizers of the massive anti-government protests that took place from 2014. Opposition leader María Corina Machado and her allies, many now in exile, were at the forefront of the rallies.