Latin America & Caribbean
In photos: With bathtubs, wooden poles and rocks, opponents of the Venezuelan government block the streets of the capital
In different parts of Caracas and other cities in the interior of the country, activists against the government of Nicolás Maduro keep protesting in the streets. After several days of marches that have ended in clashes with the police, demonstrators last week blocked the city's main arteries, calling it the big "shut down."
Thousands of demonstrators walked miles across Caracas to reach the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference April 22, where opponents gathered to protest against the government of Nicolás Maduro. (Juan Barreto / AFP / GettyImages)
Anti-government protests are calling for new elections and are also driven by a critical shortage of food and medicines coupled with rampant inflation that has put many basic goods beyond the reach of Venezuelans salaries. (Juan Barreto / AFP / GettyImages).
A barricade with tubes and metal debris on the main highway that connects east to west Caracas. Demonstraors also removed slabs of concrete from the side of freeways.
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Opponents used all types of metal scrap to block roads. In this photo, a bathtub.
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Activists block one of the most important roads in the city, with wooden sticks and debris.
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Opposition barricades with metal railings, mattresses and wooden crates.
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The Bolivarian National Police tried to quel protests April 24 with tear gas and rubber bullets.
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A young man participates in the protests, in front of a truck that was ignited by the protesters to block the passage in a street of Caracas.
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Some oppositon barricades were set slight.
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A woman kneels in front of a phalanx of the Bolivarian National Police that blocked an opposition march in Caracas April 22. (Juan Barreto / AFP / GettyImages).
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