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Arepa, the taco is with you: Hashtag of solidarity from Mexico to Venezuela

Anonymous group of Mexican teenagers, @BanderitasSquad, created the hashtag #ArepaElTacoEstáContigo

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. Photo: Reuters

Elizabeth Rivera | Global Voices
After the controversial referendum of July 30, 2017, called by President Nicolás Maduro to install a constitutional assembly, and four months of continuous protests against the government for the deepening social, economic and political crisis, Venezuelans received a virtual solidarity hug from Mexico. An anonymous group of Mexican teenagers behind the Twitter @BanderitasSquad account created the hashtag #ArepaElTacoEstáContigo (Arepa, The Taco Is With You). Channel NTN24 reported the reason behind the initiative, according to one of the hashtag's creators:
Habíamos escuchado de venezolanos que, probablemente, ellos tendrían su última

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