Barricading roads with trash and even bathtubs, small groups of protesters held “sit-ins” around Venezuela on Monday in an effort to maintain momentum as anti-government unrest entered a fourth week. Ten people have been killed during near daily clashes this month between security forces armed with rubber bullets and tear gas, and protesters who have sometimes thrown rocks and petrol bombs. At least 10 people have also died during night-time looting. President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government accuses protesters of seeking a violent coup with U.S. connivance, while the opposition says he has become a dictator repressing peaceful demonstrations. The protesters’ main demand is for elections, although the anger is also underpinned by crippling economic crisis in the oil-producing country. “I have an empty stomach because I […]