June 30, 2006

Students Protest After Venezuela's Top Court Intervenes in Campus Elections

By MIKE CEASER

A decision last month by Venezuela's highest court to suspend a university's student elections led to protests across the country, a two-week university shutdown, and charges that the court decision is part of a government attempt to interfere with campus politics.

The suspension of elections at the University of the Andes triggered violent protests on the campus and in the city of Mérida, where the campus is located, leading to the temporary closure of the

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