tell us why you're here. >> i am the national codirector for codepink. codepink has been here. we're going on week three cents april 14. we have been here in order to protect this embassy from takeover by guaido, who is trump has been trying to -- trump and elliott abrams to orchestrate a coup in venezuela and taking over this building. u.s. beenas the involved with the takeover of this building? the embassy. it is the embassy of the government of venezuela. the president elected is maduro. so what has happened here? where are maduro's people? where is the government? >> the state department has ordered all of the venezuelan diplomats to leave the embassy. they did leave the embassy, but the venezuelan government gave and we calln ourselves the embassy protection collective. they gave us permission to be inside this building 24/7. amy: can you tell us who you are and why you're here? >> i am kevin and part of the embassy protection collective. we are here today because the embassy is under attack. the secret service has been taking pictures. i made contact with the state depart

amy: medea benjamin, thank you for being with us co-founder of , codepink.f the activists living inside one the venezuelan embassy in washington, d.c., demanding the embassy not be turned over to venezuelan opposition leaders. she was in iran earlier r this year. the author of several books, including "kingdom of the unjust: behind the u.s.s.-saudi connection." her latest book "inside iran: , the real history and politics of the islamic republic of iran." this is democracy now! when we come back, what is happening in sudan? stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "arms like boulders" by the war on drugs. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: we turn now to sudan, where the transitional military council said they reached an agreement about -- with protest leaders on a transitional power structure. demonstrators have been demanding a transfer from military to civilian rule following last month's military coup that ousted longtime leader omar al-bashir. the announcement comes after at least six

this is codepink activist tighe barry. >> if the embassy and washington, d.c., is taken, what says the embassy i in venezuelar the american embassssy in venezuela can be taken? which sets a pretext for war. amy: last month, democracy now! went inside the venezuelan embassy in washington,n, d.c. to see o our coverage, y you cao to democracynow.org. in brazil, tens of thousands of students, teachers, and researchers rallied in cities across brazil to protest government cuts to education. the far right president jair bolsonaro said he would slash funding to federal universities by about $1.8 billion, while freezing thousands of post-graduate scholarships. this is sao paolo student protester vania cristina. >> with these cuts to federal universities funding, we must make noise. people need to show the importance of science in ededucation. there is money for the militia, but not for education. people will fight for education. amy: in mexico, police said they found the body of journalist francisco romero outside a bar in the caribbean coastal city of playa del carmen. romero's body reportedl

washington, d.c., authorities have cut off water and electricity to venezuela's embassy as activists with codepink and other organizations continue a round-the-clock occupation in order to prevent a takeover of the building by venezuela's u.s.-backed opposition. the activists entered the embassy in late april at the invitation of venezuela's government. opposition groups led by juan guaido and backed by the trump administration have pledged to take over the building. so far, police and secret service agents have arrested nine activists, including gerry condone, a 72 year-old vietnam war veteran and the president of veterans for peace, who was violently tackled and pressed to the pavement wednesday by five officers after he tried to bring food to protesters occupying the embassy. condone was left bleeding from the head and needed medical treatment. he's been charged with throwing a missile, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer. he was attempting to get food inside the building. alabama's state senate delayed a vote thursday on a law that would ban virtually all abortions after a rancor

activists with codepink, answer coalition, and other groups had been occupying the building since late april at the invitation of venezuela's government in order to prevent it being taken over by venezuela's u.s.-backed opposition, led by juan guaido. last week, authorities cut off water and electricity to the embassy. as they were on the verge of being raided, activists released a big of statement vowing to continue the fight. >> we're not going to leave voluntarily. we are here to protecect the embabassy. we have been here for 34 days. we will stay longer if necessary. we hope this results in agreement between venezuela and the united states to protect the embassy. we are here. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. the pentagon has reportedly drawn up a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the middle east if president trump decides to take military action against iran. "the