Since April 10, anti-war activists with groups like Code Pink and Popular Resistance have been living in the embassy at the invitation of the embattled government of Nicolas Maduro.

It’s still not entirely clear why police did not evict the activists on Monday night.

The activists inside say Pepco shut off the building’s utilities at the direction of the ambassador for the opposition government.

Activists have been living inside the Venezuelan embassy for weeks, trying to keep the opposition from entering.

They’re trying to stop the opposition leader’s diplomats from taking over the building.