Venezuela's 'Mother of All Marches': Tens of Thousands Protest President
<p><span style="font-size: 12px;">Venezuela is crumbling. Lack of food, medicine, toiletries paired with </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">unparallelled inflation, residents have taken to the streets to protest in what was billed the "Mother of All Marches."</span></p>
A woman and a girl run away as riot security forces and demonstrators clash during a protest against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Tariba, Venezuela May 9, 2017.
Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez
Riot security forces remove barricades while they clash with demonstrators during a protest against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Tariba, Venezuela May 9, 2017.
Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez
An opposition supporter clashes with riot police while rallying against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 8, 2017.
Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
An opposition supporter plays the violin during clashes with riot police, during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 8, 2017.
Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Opposition supporters clash with riot police during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 8, 2017.
Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
The faithful from Venezuela hold crosses with names of people who died during protests in Venezuela, before the Regina Coeli prayer led by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 7, 2017.
Reuters/Max Rossi
A demonstrator holds up a banner that reads "No more repression" during a women's march to protest against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela May 6, 2017.
Reuters/Christian Veron
An opposition supporter is helped by volunteers (wearing white helmets) of a primary care response team after clashing with riot police while rallying against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 4, 2017.
Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
A demonstrator throws back a tear gas grenade while clashing with riot police during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 19, 2017.
Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
Demonstrators clash with riot police during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 19, 2017.
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Demonstrators march during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 19, 2017.
Christian Veron/Reuters
An injured demonstrator stands near police during protests against unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela April 19, 2017.
Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters
Demonstrators rally during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 19, 2017
Christian Veron/Reuters
An opposition demonstrator at a clash with riot police during the so called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RTS1314K
Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Opposition demonstrators clash with riot police during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 19, 2017
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 19, 2017.
Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
A demonstrator clashes with riot police during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 19, 2017.
Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
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