Politics
Student Julio César Rivas, who was released Monday due to the pressure exerted by the students on hunger strike in front of the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Caracas, said that he had decided to join the strike because he is committed to those who remain in prison for disagreeing with the government.

"I am on hunger strike for Richard (Blanco) and for all political prisoners. I was in jail for a few days but there are some people who have been for five years in prison," the student said. He added that the Caracas prefect was a main cause of the fortitude he had to develop in jail to cope with his difficulties.

Rivas dismissed the statements according to which the goal of his fight is looking for future political prominence. "Those who say that are irresponsible because I have been fighting for a long time. I did not and do not mean to take the leading role. No student is seeking to be a political protagonist."