▁students ▁were ▁det ained ▁for ▁four ▁days ▁for ▁protest ing . ▁These ▁progress ively ▁length ened ▁in ▁duration , ▁though ▁protest s ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁also ▁shift ed ▁focus ▁to ▁community ▁out re ach , ▁Re ques ens ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁protest ▁and ▁work ▁towards ▁campaign ing ▁against ▁the ▁Mad uro ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 6 ▁refer endum ▁reject ing ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁Re ques ens ▁with ▁other ▁U CV ▁students ▁further ▁stated ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁this ▁anti - g overn ment ▁force , ▁with ▁an ▁announ cement ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁and ▁opposition ▁parties , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Re ques ens ▁herself , ▁that ▁the ▁students ▁of ▁U CV ▁were ▁helping ▁to ▁organ ise ▁the ▁public ▁refer endum ▁that ▁would ▁aim ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁new ▁Const itu ent ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁She ▁explained : ▁ ▁Re ques ens ▁described ▁her ▁protest ▁leadership ▁philosophy ▁in ▁an ▁interview , ▁saying ▁"[ y ] ou ▁have ▁a ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁image ▁they ▁see ▁of ▁you . ▁You ' re ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁throw ▁anything ▁out ▁there . ▁You ▁can ▁give ▁support ▁to ▁all ▁and , ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁front , ▁make ▁them ▁feel ▁that ▁you ' re ▁with ▁them , ▁that ▁you ▁aren ' t ▁leaving ▁them ▁alone ". ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁political ▁activ ism ▁ ▁Re ques ens ' ▁movement ▁into ▁the ▁wider ▁politics ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁came ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁Car