in Venezuela, February 12 marks the 1 year anniversary of the violent street protests that saw 43 people die. The disturbances were part of a failed plan by some opposition sectors to remove democratically elected president Nicolas Maduro. In Ukraine, a new ceasefire will come into effect on sunday, after a year of conflict. The ceasefire deal was reached after negotiations in belarus between european powers. In Havana, Cuba, a group of experts on gender issues met with the farc and government peace delegations. In the U.S. thousands gathered for a vigil for the three students who were killed on tuesday. The students were muslim and there has been outrage at the disparate coverage of the tragedy by the media, compared to the paris shooting. In Italy, protesters gathered outside the german embassy yesterday to rally against the eu's austerity programmes and show solidarity with greek anti-austerity party Syriza.
