Protest actions of the opposition are directed against the policy of the president of the country. Several thousand elderly Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas and other cities for protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, the Russian Air Force. It is noted that the police blocked access to the main street of the capital and used tear gas to tame the protesters. The column of protesters reached the office of the Venezuelan ombudsman, its participants accused the police of ill-treatment and urged the authorities to respect the elderly.

According to the Air Force, the elderly population of Venezuela suffers most from the economic crisis in the country, including because of a shortage of medicines and medical equipment. Earlier it was reported that more than 40 people were killed in a month of protest in Venezuela. Recall, the Venezuelan opposition protests against Maduro's decision to convene a new parliament that will replace the current National Assembly and will have the power to change the constitution of the country. Opposition of Venezuela announced a coup d'etat.

Original article: In Venezuela, thousands of elderly people went to the march.