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Weekly Report - 18 August 2016 (WR-16-32)
VENEZUELA: López sentence appeal thrown out
The French government has added its voice to the several international expressions of concern following the Venezuelan judicial ruling to deny an appeal by the jailed opposition leader, Leopoldo López, against the almost-14-year prison sentence handed down to him in September 2015 for his role in anti-government protests in February 2014.
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