Student protests have awakened discontent across the class divide, challenging the very basis of Chavism.
![Low-income neighbourhoods have also joined the protests, writes Tomasini [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201422611247171734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Criminalising acts of protest becomes the government’s only response to students’ outcry for dialogue.
![Students have led the protests incited by discontent with the government's inability to control the deteriorating economic situation, writes Tomasini [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201421953112602734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Currency regulations have worsened the lifestyle and business prospects of many Venezuelans.
![Ticket shortages have made air travel in Venezuela difficult [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201421511582821580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
