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Venezuela's Opposition Activists Protest in Caracas as Unrest Enters Fourth Week

Thousands shut down the main highway in Caracas on Monday to express their anger with President Nicolas Maduro's embattled administration.

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Image: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, Lilian Tintori, wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and Leopoldo's mother Antonieta Mendoza

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, from left, Lilian Tintori, wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez and Leopoldo's mother Antonieta Mendoza, attend to a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela on Monday, April 24, 2017.The opposition's main demands are for elections, the release of jailed activists and autonomy for the opposition-led congress. But protests are also fueled by the crippling economic crisis in the oil-rich nation of 30 million people.

— Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters
Image: Anti-government protesters block a highway in Caracas

Anti-government protesters block a highway in Caracas. Protesters rallied on Monday vowing to block Venezuela's main roads to raise pressure on Maduro after three weeks of deadly unrest that have left 21 people dead. 

— Fernando Llano / AP
Image: The artist Marilu Garcia performs a presentation titled \"Repressed Venezuela\"

Artist Marilu Garcia performs a presentation titled "Repressed Venezuela" during the protests.

— Miguel Gutierrez / EPA
Image: Trucks burn in flames during a demonstration in Caracas

Trucks burn in flames in Caracas.PHOTOS: Venezuelans Mount Pressure on Government as Protests Intensify

— Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Protesters in Caracas

Opposition activists clash with police forces in Caracas.Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up one of the first rallies in eastern Caracas early Monday while other groups were gathering elsewhere, the opposition said.

— Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Riot police fire tear gas toward opposition supporters during clashes in Caracas

Riot police fire tear gas toward opposition supporters during clashes.

— Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters
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Thousands of opposition activists march in Caracas. This month's turbulence is Venezuela's worst since 2014 when 43 people died in months of mayhem sparked by protests against Maduro, the 54-year-old successor to late leader Hugo Chavez.

— Federico Parra / AFP - Getty Images
Image: A group of people play cards during a sit-in in Caracas

Anti-government protesters play cards during a sit-in. Demonstrators turned the road into a kind of public plaza, settling in for picnics, reading books and reclining under umbrellas to protect against the sun.

— Cristian Hernandez / EPA
Image: An opposition activist participates in a sit-in in Caracas

An opposition activist participates in a sit-in to block the Francisco Fajardo motorway in Caracas.

— Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Opposition activists set up barricades in Caracas

Opposition activists set up barricades.

 

 

 

— Federico Parra / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Police officers walk towards anti-government protesters

Police officers walk towards anti-government protesters.

— Fernando Llano / AP
Image: An activist sits in front of a burning barricade

An activist sits in front of a burning barricade.

— Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Anti-government protesters throw stones from a highway overpass at a passing police patrol in Caracas

Anti-government protesters throw stones from a highway overpass at a passing police patrol in Caracas.

— Fernando Llano / AP
Image: A demonstrator holds a banner that reads, \"Maduro Out\" during a demonstration in Caracas

A demonstrator holds a banner that reads, "Maduro Out." 

— Miguel Gutierrez / EPA
Image: Opposition activists organize a sit-in to block the Francisco Fajardo motorway in Caracas

Venezuelan opposition activists organize a sit-in to block the Francisco Fajardo motorway in Caracas.

— Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP - Getty Images
Image: A Venezuelan opposition activist marches against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas

An opposition activist marches against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

— Juan Barreto / AFP - Getty Images
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