Venezuelan protesters insist their spirits won’t be broken

As the protest death toll tops 115, many in Venezuela are wondering how much longer their country must suffer violence and misrule, write Anne-Marie Slaughter and Fabiana Perera

The image of Wuilly Arteaga crying after Venezuelan security forces destroyed his violin has been seen by millions of people around the world.

The 23-year-old Arteaga had joined in the protests against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro’s government by playing patriotic songs. His look of despair speaks to what many in Venezuela are feeling as they wonder how much longer their country must suffer violence and misrule.