Protests against the government have been roiling Venezuela for weeks. At least eight protesters, including a local beauty queen, have already died. On Saturday, hundreds gathered in Union Square to echo the demonstrations against president Nicolas Maduro and the economic inequities wracking the country. Carrying signs reading, “#We Are Your Voice Venezuela” and “S.O.S.” — as in pleas for help — and with faces and hands painted white as symbols of peace, they also called for an end to government repression and media censorship. Lower East Side resident Claudia Semprun, 35, brought her dog, Toby, to the rally, below.
