In Venezuela, large-scale protests are once again expected in Caracas on Saturday with both pro- and anti-government supporters set to take to the streets. <br /><br />On Friday, there were a number of small rallies in the capital after a week of protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government, which have been fuelled by high inflation and a lack of basic goods such as milk and bread. <br /><br />Venezuela’s jailed protest leader Leopoldo Lopez, who was arrested on Tuesday, urged supporters in a letter posted on social media on Friday to continue protesting peacefully. <br /><br />In the handwritten note he said, “I’m fine, I ask you not to give up, I won’t.” <br /><br />The government has accused Lopez of inciting violence as part of an orchestrated right-wing plot. <br /><br />It has also revoked the accreditation of two CNN journalists working in Venezuela, criticising the TV network’s coverage of the unrest which has left eight dead and 137 people injured.
