At one year since the violence opposition barricades in Venezuela that aimed to bring down the democratically elected government, teleSUR reviews 11 things the media kept secret. While the international media described a spontaneous, peaceful protest movement that was quashed by repressive security forces, we saw something completely different. Cities were brought to a standstill by opposition violence, and essentially the public was held hostage by groups demanding the resignation of Maduro. While ordinary, working class Venezuelan voices rarely appear in the international media, right-wing fanatics are often presented as experts. Human rights were denied(Tamara) The opposition barricades meant that for months, people couldn’t get to schools or hospitals.