US Senate approves Venezuela sanctions bill
Demonstrations against high crime levels this year spread and turned into mass protests against the government
The United States Senate has approved a bill which would impose sanctions on Venezuelan officials found to have violated protesters' rights.
Thousands of activists who took part in anti-government protests which erupted across the Latin American country in February were arrested.
The bill will now go to the House of Representatives for approval.
The Obama administration opposed sanctions in the past but recently signalled it might support the bill.
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