Protesters gathered in cities around the world to protest against , which resulted in the removal of dictator Nicolás Maduro from power.
While some Venezuelans celebrated Maduro’s capture, protests in different countries classified the American operation as an excess and an affront to the country’s sovereignty and autonomy.
In Spain, demonstrations took place in front of the United States Embassy, in Mothers. The country is home to a large Venezuelan community, including opposition leader Edmundo González.
Venezuelan Eugenia Contreras, who has lived in Spain for five years, told Reuters it was “regrettable” that some compatriots had celebrated Maduro’s fall.
“This is a crime against our nation, because intervening in our land, in our sovereign people, is an act of aggression,” he stated.
Carlos, a resident of Madrid, told CNN that the president of the USA, Donald Trump“did not hide” that the intervention would aim to “control the ”.
In Havana, the capital of Cuba, tens of thousands of people gathered on Saturday to protest the American action. The Cuban government is a historic ally of Maduro and publicly condemned the United States operation.
In Colombia, crowds also took to the streets in Bogotá on Saturday. “As a Latin American woman, we want to tell the world that we are absolutely and unequivocally rejecting this criminal, murderous and colonialist invasion,” Martha Elene Huertas told Reuters.
Protests were still registered outside Latin America. In India, members and supporters of left-wing parties gathered in New Delhi on Sunday to express solidarity with Venezuela.
In the Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul, protesters displayed banners denouncing “imperialism” and demanding that the United States “hands off Venezuela”
