Anti-government protests in Venezuela have lasted over 100 consecutive days, resulting in over 90 deaths and hundreds injured. The protests began in early April 2017 and continue, with demonstrators calling for electoral reforms and demanding President Nicolas Maduro step down. Security forces have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters, and some protesters have also engaged in violent clashes and property damage. The political and economic crisis in Venezuela continues with no resolution in sight.
Venezuela's 100 Days of Violent Protests in Powerful Photos
1. 1 May 2017: An opposition activist faces policemen during a march against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on May Day, marking one month since the protests startedFederico Parra/AFP
2. Anti-government protests in Venezuela have reached the symbolic mark of
100 consecutive days. Many protests have ended in clashes between
masked youths and security forces, with more than 90 killed, hundreds
arrested and thousands injured since the unrest began at the start of April
Attention!! Contains photos that can hurt the sensitivity of some people
3. 1 April 2017: Venezuelan opposition activists take part in a protest – blocked by the National Guard – against the government of President Nicolas Maduro at the Francisco Fajardo highway in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
4. 1 April 2017: Riot police break up a march during a protest against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in CaracasCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
5. 4 April 2017: Riot police charge on demonstrators protesting against President Nicolas Maduro's government in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
6. 4 April 2017: Demonstrators scuffle with security forces during an opposition rally in CaracasCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
7. 6 April 2017: A member of the National Guard fires tear gas from an armoured vehicle as opposition activists protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
8. 6 April 2017: Venezuelan opposition activists react to tear gas fired by the police during protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
9. 8 April 2017: Thousands of demonstrators protesting against President Nicolas Maduro's government march in CaracasCarlos Becerra/AFP
10. 8 April 2017: A demonstrator against Nicolas Maduro's government throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
11. 8 April 2017: Fireworks explode in the midst of tear gas while demonstrators barricade an office of the Supreme Court of Justice in CaracasMarco Bello/Reuters
12. 13 April 2017: Riot police clash with demonstrators protesting against President Nicolas Maduro's government, in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
13. 19 April 2017: Thousands of demonstrators rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
14. 19 April 2017: Demonstrators tear down parts of a fence at La Carlota air base in Caracas during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas MaduroJuan Barreto/AFP
15. 19 April 2017: A masked demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister at riot police during a march against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
16. 19 April 2017: 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 CaracasCarlos Garcia
Rawlins/Reuters
17. 20 April 2017: Riot police officers take up position to crack down on demonstrators during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasRonaldo Schemidt/AFP
18. 24 April 2017: A fireman tries to extinguish a truck set alight during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
19. 26 April 2017: A tear gas canister whizzes by as an opposition activist prepares to throw a stone at riot police in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
20. 1 May 2017: An opposition activist prepares to throw a stone towards the police during a march against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held on May Day in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
21. 1 May 2017: A riot police officer emerges from a cloud of tear gas during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
22. 1 May 2017: Venezuelan opposition activists protect themselves behind a makeshift shield, during clashes with police at a march against President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
23. 1 May 2017: An opposition activist throws a Molotov cocktail during a march against President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasRonaldo Schemidt/AFP
24. 3 May 2017: Members of the National Guard on a motorcycle are dismounted by opposition demonstrators during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasCarlos Becerra/AFP
25. 3 May 2017: A demonstrator catches fire after
the petrol tank of a police motorbike exploded,
during a protest against Venezuelan President
Nicolas Maduro in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
26. 3 May 2017: A demonstrator catches fire after the petrol tank of a police motorbike exploded, during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
27. 3 May 2017: A charging National Guard riot control vehicle knocks down a demonstrator during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasCarlos Becerra/AFP
28. 4 May 2017: An injured opposition activist is assisted after clashes with riot police at the Central University of Venezuela in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
29. 8 May 2017: A Venezuelan opposition activist wearing a homemade gas mask takes cover behind a makeshift shield as clashes erupt with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasJuan
Barreto/AFP
30. 8 May 2017: Opposition activists throw stones at riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
31. 10 May 2017: Opposition supporters uses a giant slingshot to fire a Poopootov cocktail, a bottle filled with faeces, at riot police in CaracasCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
32. 10 May 2017: Opposition activists are hit by the jet of a riot police water cannon during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
33. 10 May 2017: Riot security forces clash with demonstrators during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in San CristobalCarlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters
34. 12 May 2017: Riot police take cover behind their shields in a Roman Centurion-like tortoise formation as they clash with opposition activists during a protest against the government in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
35. 17 May 2017: Opposition activists place candles to protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro,
in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
36. 17 May 2017: Opposition activists place candles to protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro,
in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
37. 19 May 2017: The mother of Paul Moreno, a volunteer member of a primary care response team who died while on duty during a protest, cries over his coffin during his funeral in MaracaiboIsaac Urrutia/Reuters
38. 22 May 2017: An opposition demonstrator argues with a National Guard officer during a health care personnel march in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
39. 22 May 2017: AP photographer Ariana Cubillos is knocked down by the water jet of a riot control vehicle as opposition activists clash with riot police during a health care personnel march in CaracasLuis Robayo/AFP
40. 24 May 2017: Regular opposition demonstrator Wuilly Arteaga plays his violin to the riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
41. 24 May 2017: Protest violinist Wuilly Arteaga is blasted by the jet of a water cannon on CaracasCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
42. 24 May 2017: Volunteer members of primary care response team help a child suffering from the effects of tear gas during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas
43. 26 May 2017: A demonstrator jumps away from the jet of water fired by a riot security forces vehicle during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in CaracasCarlos Barria/Reuters
44. 27 May 2017: An anti-government demonstrator stands next to a national flag during an opposition protest blocking the Francisco Fajardo highway in CaracasLuis Robayo/AFP
45. 29 May 2017: A motorcycle is set on fire during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in San CristobalCarlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters
46. 31 May 2017: A Venezuelan National Guard soldier fires what appears to be a shotgun at opposition demonstrators from inside an armoured riot control vehicle, in CaracasJuan Barreto/AFP
47. 3 June 2017: Riot police officers behind shields look on as a man tries to himself during clashes between opposition activists and riot police in CaracasLuis Robayo/AFP
48. 8 June 2017: Opposition demonstrators mourn the death of 17-year-old activist Neomar Lander during clashes with riot police, in Caracas, taking the overall death toll since the beginning of April to 66Luis Robayo/AFP
49. 10 June 2017: A nun and other demonstrators take part in the Towards Victory protest against the government of Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasLuis Robayo/AFP
50. 12 June 2017: A protester shields a pedestrian during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in CaracasCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
51. 12 June 2017: A supporter of the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and an opposition activist face off in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, after the court rejected a legal challenge by
the attorney general against the government's constitutional reform bidLuis Robayo/AFP
52. 12 June 2017: An anti-government demonstrator shows his wounds he said were caused by shotgun pellets during an attack on the administrative headquarters of the Supreme Court of JusticeFederico Parra/AFP
53. 19 June 2017: A member of the riot security forces points what appears to be a pistol towards a crowd of demonstrators during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro's government in CaracasChristian
Veron/Reuters
54. 22 June 2017: A hooded demonstrator stands near a burning motorbike in clashes with the riot police during an anti-government protest in CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
55. 24 June 2017: Demonstrators protest at the edge of an Air Force base during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's Government in CaracasChristian Veron/Reuters
56. 4 July 2017: A boy reacts next to blood stains as forensic technicians work at the site where protester Engelbert Duque was fatally injured in TaribaCarlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters
57. 5 July 2017: An injured government supporter tries to leave the building after he and a group of fellow government supporters burst into Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly during a sessionCarlos
Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
58. 6 July 2017: A Bolivarian National Guard member
hits a demonstrator with his motorbike, during a
protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in
CaracasFederico Parra/AFP
59. 8 July 2017: Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez greets supporters outside his house in Caracas, after he was released from prison and placed under house arrest for health reasons, on the eve of the 100th
day of protests in the embattled nation