Women aligned with Venezuela's opposition movement march against Maduro

Thousands marched in Caracas yesterday calling on the government to respect the Constitution and rejecting the temporary suspension of the process to trigger a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro. The protest had initially been announced as a women's march, but after the election board suspended the opposition drive on Thursday the entire opposition coalition joined the march. Meanwhile the opposition-led National Assembly has announced and extraordinary session on Sunday. The U.S. State Department said it was "deeply concerned" at the blocking of Venezuelans' right to determine their future.