This incident is part of the rising violence perpetrated by the right-wing large landowning class in the region. The massacre has been widely denounced by movements across Latin America, with the Venezuelan government expressing solidarity and willingness to investigate the violence.
Movements denounce massacre of activists in Barinas, Venezuela
On July 27 in Barinas, Venezuela, six activists belonging to the movement La Corriente Revolucionaria Bolívar y Zamora (CRBZ) were shot and killed by unidentified gunmen.
