this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. that s where two opposition leaders have been dragged from their homes by security forces and taken to a military prison after being accused by president maduro‘s government of inciting violence. the un secretary general says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. katy watson is in caracas. antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn t the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. there have been violent protests in r
it s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and eight in the evening in venezuela, where political tensions are escalating. two prominent opposition leaders were dragged from their homes overnight and taken to a military prison, accused by the government of inciting violence. the un secretary general is now warning that a peaceful solution could now be more difficult. katy watson reports from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn t the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the constitution. there have been violent protests in recent months and on monday former mayor mr ledezma released a video on social m
where two opposition leaders have been taken to a military prison by the security services, a move that s been widely condemned. the un secretary general has expressed concern that the escalation of political tensions will make it harder to find a peaceful solution to the current political crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013, styled himself a champion of the poor during his 1a years in office, pouring billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. the left wing government of his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. our correspondent katy watson has sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else
we begin in venezuela, where the security services have taken two opposition leaders off to a military prison, a move that s been widely condemned. after months of violent protests and deaths, the un secretary general has said rising political tensions are making it harder to find any peaceful solution to the current crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013 after 1a years in office, styled himself a champion of the poor and poured billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he s taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else yells that venezuel
we begin in venezuela, where the security services have taken two opposition leaders off to a military prison, a move that s been widely condemned. after months of violent protests and deaths, the un secretary general has said rising political tensions are making it harder to find any peaceful solution to the current crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013 after 1a years in office, styled himself a champion of the poor and poured billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he s taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else yells that venezuel