Anti-government protests fill streets in Venezuela

An anti-government activist is arrested during clashes in Caracas on July 28, 2017. Protesters took over streets in Caracas on Friday in a show of defiance to President Nicolas Maduro, as the crisis gripping Venezuela turned deadlier ahead of a controversial weekend election that has earned international scorn.

A man who is a resident of Petare neighborhood crosses through a barricade set up by demonstrators to protest against President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution in Caracas, Venezuela on July 29, 2017.

Anti-government activists clash with riot police during a protest in Caracas on July 28, 2017.

A member of the national guard fires at opposition demonstrators during clashes in Caracas on July 28, 2017.

A banner that reads in Spanish "No to the Constituent Assembly" seen at Petare neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela on July 29, 2017. Despite four months of deadly protests and the threat of U.S. sanctions, Venezuela on Saturday found itself 24 hours away from a consolidation of government power that appeared certain to drag the OPEC nation deeper into a crisis that has entire neighborhoods battling police and paramilitaries while the poor root for scraps in piles of trash.

Members of the Bolivarian National Guard shield themselves from a Molotov cocktail as they confront a group of demonstrators during a protest against the government in Caracas, Venezuela on July 28, 2017.

A protester handling a Molotov cocktail confronts members of the Bolivarian National Guard during a protest against the government in Caracas, Venezuela on July 28, 2017.

Opposition demonstrators run during clashes with riot police during an anti-government protest in Caracas, on July 20, 2017. A 24-hour nationwide strike got underway in Venezuela Thursday, in a bid by the opposition to increase pressure on beleaguered leftist President Nicolas Maduro following four months of deadly street demonstrations.

People cheer as the judges named by Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly for a parallel supreme court, swear in during a ceremony in Caracas on July 21, 2017. Venezuela's supreme court, which has systematically sided with President Nicolas Maduro to sideline the parliament, rejected a declaration by the legislature to name 33 judges for a parallel supreme court.

The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela Julio Borges, right, and the vice-president Freddy Guevara participate in a session of the institution in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday. The opposition Venezuelan parliament has named 33 new Supreme Court justices today as they consider the current judges are 'illegitimate'.

Firefighters work to douse the fire on a police boot set ablaze by opposition demonstrators clashing with riot police during an anti-government protest in Caracas, on Thursday.

Judges named by Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly for a parallel supreme court, swear in during a ceremony in Caracas.

The president and vice-president of Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly, Julio Borges, right, and Freddy Guevara respectively, swear judges named for a parallel supreme court in Caracas on Friday.The death toll in anti-government protests in the country since April has reached 100, prosecutors said Friday.

Opposition demonstrators and riot police clash during an anti-government protest in Caracas, on Thursday.

Bolivarian National Guard members clash with demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Caracas.

Judge Juan Jose Mendoza offers a press conference at the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas on Friday. Venezuela's supreme court, which has systematically sided with President Nicolas Maduro to sideline the opposition-controlled parliament, rejected a declaration by the legislature to name 33 judges for a parallel supreme court. The tribunal warned that opposition lawmakers risked charges of "usurption" for making that bid.

People sing Venezuela's national anthem, Friday, at a swearing-in ceremony for newly named Supreme Court justices, in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's opposition-led National Assembly has sworn in new magistrates to the government-dominated Supreme Court during a ceremony held in a public plaza. The naming of the new justices is part of the opposition's plan to resist President Nicolas Maduro's efforts to rewrite the constitution.

Demonstrators hold strike and lockout during the night hours, Thursday, in Caracas, Venezuela,.

Venezuelan police officer Oscar Perez participates in an anti-government protest in Caracas on July 13, 2017. Perez, who attacked the headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice with hand grenades thrown from a helicopter, appeared unexpectedly this Thursday at an opposers' rally and after issuing a brief statement fled quickly on a motorcycle.

A protester is detained by workers near the offices of state-owned Venezolana de Television (VTV) television station in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday. Members of the National Bolivarian Guard (GNB) broke up several opposition protests in Caracas, after anti-government protestors organized a 24-hour general strike.

A man gets arrested outside the offices of state-owned Venezolana de Television (VTV) television station in Caracas.

An opposition protester faces members of the the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), Thursday. Entire zones of Caracas remained closed to traffic following a 24-hour general strike convened by the Venezuelan Opposition against President Nicolas Maduro.

A woman, her face painted with Spanish words "Freedom, peace, don't forget," is seen during a vigil, July 13, 2017, to honor the more than 90 people killed during three months of anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela.

Demonstrators run from advancing security forces who prevented the demonstrators from marching to the office of Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz to show support for the one-time government loyalist, in Caracas, Venezuela,, June 22, 2017.

An anti-government demonstrator fires a mortar at security forces blocking an opposition march from reaching the office of Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz to show support for the one-time government loyalist, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 22, 2017.

Police advance on demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, June 22, 2017.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, June 22, 2017. Maduro promoted several soldiers Wednesday night as he reshuffled his Cabinet to allow top officials to run for seats in a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution.

The National Bolivarian Guard takes aim at opposition protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 19, 2017. Nearly 70 people have died, hundreds more have been injured and thousands have been detained in months of almost daily protests demanding new elections as the nation battles triple-digit inflation, crippling food and medical shortages and rising crime.

An anti-government demonstrator pulls back on a slingshot during clashes with security forces along a highway in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 19, 2017.

An anti-government demonstrator slips during clashes with security forces along a highway in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

Police officers detain an anti-government demonstrator in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

Anti-government demonstrators march against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

Opposition activists protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro along the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 19, 2017.

A government supporter holds a political button featuring Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, and a copy of the National Constitution, as she shouts insults against Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz outside the prosecutor's office, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

An anti-government demonstrator wounded during clashes with security forces is aided by fellow protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

An anti-government demonstrator destroys a shotgun taken from the Bolivarian National guard during clashes along a highway in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, June 19, 2017.

Anti-government demonstrators march in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

An opposition protester remains on the ground after a clash with security forces during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

Opposition protesters clash with the National Bolivarian Guard in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

Protesters clash with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

Opposition protesters face security forces during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2017.

General Prosecutor's office employees demonstrate in support of Attorney General Luisa Ortega in Caracas on June 19 , 2017. Venezuela's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to put on trial several senior judges accused of favoring embattled President Nicolas Maduro as he clings to power in the face of deadly unrest.

An anti-government demonstrators wears a gas mask and a Venezuelan flag during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets demanding new elections as the nation battles triple-digit inflation, crippling food and medical shortages and rising crime.

A firefighter approaches a burning car torched during protests in Caracas, Venezuela on June 14, 2017.

Members of the Bolivarian National Guard face a group of demonstrators during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

Venezuelan Deputy Juan Requesens takes part with hundreds of opposition sympathizers who rally on a road in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

A volunteer paramedic givea assistance to a child that was affected by tear gas when she was caught with her mother between authorities and anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

Anti-government demonstrators watch as clashes begin, during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

An anti-government demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Freedom" during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

Anti-government demonstrators prepare for a demonstration and possible clashes with authorities in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

Opposition protesters face the Bolivarian National Guard during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

An anti-government demonstrator carries a Venezuelan flag as he walks in the midst of a cloud of tear gas during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 14, 2017.

Backers of the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, and opposition activists face off in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, on Monday.

Backers of the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro scuffle with opposition activists in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas, Monday.

Backers of the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and opposition activists, right, scuffle, Monday, in front of the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas.

Commuters are forced to walk, Monday, during a partial public transport strike demanding the release of a colleague detained during the protests against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas.

Venezuela's attorney general Luisa Ortega speaks to journalists outside the Supreme Court of Justice headquarters building in Caracas on Tuesday.

Venezuelan ombudsman Tarek William Saab addresses the media in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday. Saab asked the Venezuelan Supreme Court for clarification on the involvement of the Ombudsman in human rights cases. Saab has been criticized for failing to comply with his constitutional duties, and by acting as a buffer to cover up the government’s abuses.

Venezuela's Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz, right, is applauded, Tuesday, by a group of people outside the Supreme Court of Justice headquarters building in Caracas. Venezuela's attorney general on Monday said intelligence officials had threatened and harassed her family after she openly challenged President Nicolas Maduro over the country's political crisis.

A protester stands in front of a fire at the Executive Head Office of the Magistracy of the Venezuelan Supreme Court in Caracas, Tuesday.

A group vandalizes the Executive Head Office of the Magistracy of the Venezuelan Supreme Court.

A protestor vandalizes an ATM at a BBVA Banco Provincial branch in Caracas.

A group vandalizes the Executive Head Office of the Magistracy of the Venezuelan Supreme Cour.

Vandals break into the Supreme Court in Caracas.

A general view of the burning building of the Executive Directorate of the Judiciary (DEM) of the Supreme Court of Venezuela.

A demonstrator clashes with members of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard after a march against the Constituent Assembly in Caracas, on June 10, 2017.

The Bolivarian National Guard face off anti-government protesters in Carcas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro has claimed more than 60 lives as it enters its third month.

A woman is embraced by a fellow anti-government protester after her husband was injured by a tear gas canister during clashes with Bolivarian National Guard in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

Anti-government protesters pay their respects to 17-year-old Neomar Lander at the site where he died in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017. Lander was struck by and explosive in the chest and died June 7 during protests against President Nicolas Maduro.

Demonstrators clash with members of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard after a march against the Constituent Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

Members of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard clash with demonstrators after a march in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

Demonstrators carry a man during clash with members of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

A demonstrator takes aim against the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2107.

Anti-government protesters pour water on a woman affected by tear gas thrown by security forces during an opposition rally in western Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

Members of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard clash with demonstrators after a march against the Constituent Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

Members of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard wait during confrontations with demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

Demonstrators launch projectiles toward police during a clash in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 10, 2017.

A woman affected by tear gas, fired by security forces, is carried away during a 12-hour national sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 5, 2017. Her sign reads in Spanish "Bombs. Not food. Yes, hunger advances." Anti-government protesters shut down main roads to demand new presidential elections after the release of a video in which jailed Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez expressed support for the movement.

Opposition protesters clash with police in Caracas, Venezuela, June 5, 2017. Authorities used tear gas to disperse the opposition-led march on a main roadway in Caracas. There have been at least 50 killed and scores injured in violence related protests over the last 60 plus days.

Opposition activists clash with riot police during a demonstration against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on June 5, 2017.

Opposition protesters clash with police in Caracas, Venezuela on June 5, 2017.

A protester runs away from security forces, amid tear gas, during a 12-hour national sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 5, 2017.

A member of the national police assists a fellow officer whose leg caught on fire during clashes with opposition activists demonstrating against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on June 5, 2017.

Security forces assist a fellow police officer whose leg caught on fire during clashes with opposition activists demonstrating against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, on June 5, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition activists attempt to protect themselves from a National Guard riot police officer shooting rubber bullets at them during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela on May 31, 2017. Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday began signing up candidates for a planned constitutional reform body, a move that has inflamed deadly unrest stemming from anti-government protests. Opponents of socialist President Nicolas Maduro say he aims to keep himself in power by stacking the planned "constituent assembly" with his allies.

Fireworks launched by anti-government demonstrators explode next to government forces during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela on May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months as the opposition protests for immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners.

Demonstrators use shields decorated with religious motifs and the colors of Venezuela's national flag prior clashing with government forces in Caracas, Venezuela, May 31, 2017.

Security forces spray a water canon at opposition protesters marching to the Ombudsman's Office to protest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2017.

Masked demonstrators walk carrying a golf club, center, and homemade shield as they join a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 31, 2017.

A demonstrator holding a rosary prays over a Venezuelan flag prior to a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela May 31, 2017.

Opposition protesters make their way down the street during a confrontation with military police in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 31, 2017. The National Bolivarian Guard used tear gas and water cannons to prevent the opposition march to reach the Foreign Ministry in downtown Caracas. More than 50 people have been killed and scores injured in protest-related violence over the last sixty plus days.

A demonstrator wearing baseball catchers' gear takes cover behind a highway median during clashes with government forces in Caracas, Venezuela, May 31, 2017.

Opposition activists march against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela on May 29, 2017.

Protesters clash with police during an opposition protest in Caracas, Venezuela, May 30, 2017.

Opposition activists clash with the police as they block the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas during a demonstration on May 29, 2017.

A man carries a weeping boy away from clashes with security forces during a march towards the Ombudsman's Office to protest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2017.

An opposition activist clashes with the police on May 29, 2017.

Opposition activists take cover during clashes with the police as they block the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas on May 29, 2017.

An opposition activist clashes with the riot police on May 29, 2017.

A protester walks amid two water canons sprayed by security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2017.

An anti-riot water cannon vehicle of the Bolivarian National Guard disperses protesters during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2017.

A protester injured by a glass marble fired by security forces is carried away in Caracas, Venezuela on May 29, 2017.

Opposition activists clash with the police as they block the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas on May 29, 2017.

A demonstrator is pushed by a National Guard trooper in riot gear and hit by the water jet of a riot control vehicle during a health care march in Caracas, Venezuela on May 22, 2017. Doctors rallied in Venezuela on Monday in the latest street protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, as a young man lay in hospital after being set on fire by an angry crowd.

An opposition demonstrator argues with a National Guard riot policeman during a health care march in Caracas on May 22, 2017.

Congressman and Doctor Jose Manuel Olivares yells as he marches with other medical professionals to the Health Ministry, to demand Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela on May 22, 2017. At least 46 people have died during the two-month anti-government protest movement.

Opposition activists clash with riot police during a health care march in Caracas on May 22, 2017.

A medical professional wears his scrubs during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, May 22, 2017.

An opposition activist jumps a barrier during clashes with the police in a march of doctors and other health care personnel in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22, 2017.

Opposition activists clash with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela on May 22, 2017.

Security forces spray demonstrators with water canons during an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22, 2017.

An injured journalist is carried away by colleagues as opposition activists clash with riot police during a health care personnel march in Caracas on May 22, 2017.

Police try to arrest an opposition activist during a protest in Caracas on May 22, 2017.

People hold up letters that spell out the Spanish message: "Medicine now" during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, May 22, 2017.

Anti-government protesters unload pallets from a cargo truck they forced to stop along a highway, as they create a barricade in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22, 2017.

A demonstrator throws a fire bomb at security forces launching tear gas at an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, May 22, 2017.

Medical professionals link arms during an anti-government protest demanding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro open a so-called humanitarian corridor for the delivery of medicine and food aid, in Caracas, Venezuela, May 22, 2017.

Opposition activists gather during a protest of doctors and other health care professionals in Caracas, Venezuela, May 22, 2017.

A protester tries to flee government security forces during a demonstration by opponents of President Nicolas Maduro who gathered to block a major highway in Caracas, Venezuela on May 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets again in what has been two months of near-daily street protests. Demonstrators are demanding new elections and blaming Maduro for the nation's triple-digit inflation, rising crimes and vast food shortages.

Opposition activists protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on May 20, 2017.

People march against President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on May 20, 2017.

Backdropped by a mural depicting Pope Saint John Paul II, protesters stand in a cloud of tear gas launched by government security forces during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela on May 20, 2017.

A riot police officer fires rubber bullets at demonstrators during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on May 20, 2017.

A riot police water cannon sprays water on demonstrators during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on May 20, 2017.

A woman with her face painted with the national colors participates during a march in protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela, on May 20, 2017.

A demonstrator throws an incendiary bomb at members of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) during an anti-government march in Caracas, Venezuela on May 18, 2017.

Opposition activists, seen here behind a Venezuelan flag, 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 Caracas on May 17, 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 Caracas on May 17, 2017.

Doctors and health care workers chant slogans in front of a line of National Guard personnel in riot gear during a demonstration against the shortage in medicines and in rejection of the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on May , 17, 2017.

Doctors and other health workers chant slogans during a demonstration against the shortage in medicines and in rejection of the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May , 17, 2017.

A woman cleans the inside of a looted supermarket in Capacho, Tachira state, Venezuela, on May 17, 2017. Venezuela's government said Wednesday it was sending troops to a western region rocked by looting and attacks against security installations during a wave of anti-government protests.

Supporters of the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attend a march backing the Constituent National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 17, 2017.

Health care workers protest the government of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 17, 2017.

People place crosses, representing people who have died during the most recent opposition protest movement, on the side of the highway during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 15, 2017. Opposition leaders are demanding immediate presidential elections.

A boy and a man walk on a blocked highway during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 15, 2017.

People gather on a highway for a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition activists carry out a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017.

A protester simulates tears with paint in the colors of the Venezuelan flag during the so-called 'Gran Planton Nacional' (Big National Stand) by the opposition in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017.

A woman lies in the middle of the street covered with the Spanish message "Maduro, resign already" during an opposition sit-in, in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017. The "sit-in against the dictatorship" is the latest in a month and a half of street demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro.

A demonstrator sits on a discarded stove at a barricade, during a national sit-in against in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017.

Anti-government protesters play cards on a highway during a national sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017.

A man sits on the side of a road during an opposition sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017. The graffiti reads in Spanish "Maduro, leave Venezuela," top, and "Elections already!"

Protesters participate in the so-called 'Gran Planton Nacional' (Big National Stand) summoned by the opposition in Caracas, Venezuela on May 15, 2017.

Former Venezuelan deputy Maria Corina Machado, fourth from right, and interim mayor of Caracas Helen Fernandez, fifth from right, take part in a protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in front of the headquarters of the National Bolivarian Guard in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 14, 2017.

Opposition sympathizers participate in a protest against the government in Caracas on May 13, 2017. Police officers broke up the protest with tear gas and blocked different marches in several cities in Venezuela.

A protester wearing goggles and equipped with a piece of metal to serve as a shield, walks past a public transportation bus that spontaneously caught fire when the driver tried to restart the bus, in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 13, 2017.

A group of firefighters extinguish a burning bus during a protest in Caracas on May 13, 2017.

Bolivarian National Police Agents block the path of a demonstration in Caracas on May 12, 2017.

A demonstrator argues with an agent of the Bolivarian National Police during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 12, 2017. Thousands of elderly joined the so called 'march of grandparents' to support the anti-government protests.

Opposition sympathizers march during a protest in Caracas on May 12, 2017.

Demonstrators clash with Bolivarian National Police agents during a demonstration in Caracas on May 12, 2017.

A woman holds a handwritten message that reads in Spanish: "Maduro Murderer" during a protest of elderly Venezuelans against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 12, 2017.

Relatives of Miguel Castillo participate in a march in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 11, 2017. Hundreds of Venezuelan opposition followers took part in a demonstration paying tribute to Miguel Castillo, who was killed during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on May 10, 2017.

Demonstrators who oppose the Venezuelan government clash with police on a street in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 10 , 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro attempted to march to the Supreme Court to protest its decision to gut the opposition-controlled congress of its powers. The ruling that was quickly rescinded under a barrage of international criticism but that set off weeks of political unrest that have left close to three dozen dead.

An anti-government protester points a Venezuelan flag at a security forces water canon during an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela on May 10, 2017.

Anti-government protesters work together to aim a giant slingshot holding a glass bottle of fecal matter, at security forces blocking their march from reaching the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela on May 10, 2017.

Bolivarian National Guards shield themselves from a jar of fecal matter flying at them, thrown by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela on May 10, 2017.

Amid a cloud of tear gas, an anti-government protester covers himself with a shield that reads in Spanish "Freedom," from jet of water shot from water cannon, during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela on May 10, 2017.

An injured demonstrator is carried by fellow anti-government protesters during clashes with security forces blocking and opposition march attempting to reach the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela on May 10, 2017.

A water canon sprays anti-government protesters as security forces block an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela on May 10, 2017.

Demonstrators who oppose the Venezuelan government clash with police on a main street of Caracas, Venezuela on May 10, 2017.

Demonstrators who oppose the Venezuelan government protest and clash with police on a main street of Caracas, Venezuela, on May 10, 2017.

An anti-government demonstrator shows a shotgun taken from security forces during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela on May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead.

Bolivarian National Guards block students attempting to march to the Education Ministry amid tear gas in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. Venezuela's opposition mobilized Monday in fresh street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's efforts to reform the constitution in a deadly political crisis. Supporters of the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable gathered in eastern Caracas to march to the education ministry under the slogan "No to the dictatorship."

Opposition demonstrators kick and hurl back tear gas canisters at riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

An injured opposition demonstrator is carried away by fellow protesters as they clash with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

An anti-government protester plays a violin while security forces block a student march from reaching the Education Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela on May 8, 2017.

Opposition activists and riot police clash during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

Opposition activists and riot police clash during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

The Venezuelan National Guard clash with opposition demonstrators during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

A police officer fires at demonstrators in clashes during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

An opposition activist hurls back at riot police a tear gas canister during clashes ensuing a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

A member of the National Bolivarian Guard launches a gas canister during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela on May 8, 2017.

Passers by and opposition activists run amid clouds of tear gas shot by riot police ensuing a protest march against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

An opposition activist throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police protests against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles uses the bullhorn during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 8, 2017.

Anti-government protesters using handmade shields face off with security forces blocking a student march from reaching the Education Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela on May 8, 2017.

An anti-government protester challenges riot police blocking a women's march from reaching the Interior Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela on May 6, 2017. Thousands of women wearing white and carrying flowers marched to ask for a stop of repression and to pay tribute to those who were killed in weeks of violent demonstrations calling on President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

Venezuelan opposition women participate in a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 6, 2017.

An anti-government protester places a flower on the chest of a policewoman blocking a women's march from reaching the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela on May 6, 2017.

Anti-government protesters stage a sit-in blocking the Franciso Fajardo highway during a women's march against repression in Caracas, Venezuela on May 6, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition women participate in a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 6, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition activists march in San Cristobal, Venezuela on May 6, 2017.

A student at the Central University of Venezuela throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police during a protest against the Venezuelan government in Caracas on May 4, 2017. Anti-government protests raged on in Venezuela Thursday as students launched fresh marches after a day of flames and tear gas brought the death toll to 33.

Riot police clash with students of the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas on May 4, 2017.

A student of the Central University of Venezuela tries to return a tear gas grenade during a protest in Caracas on May 4, 2017.

Students from the Central University of Venezuela clash with riot police during a protest against Venezuelan Government in Caracas on May 4, 2017.

Riot police protect themselves with their shields after students of the Central University of Venezuela thrown them Molotov cocktail during a protest against Venezuelan Government in Caracas on May 4, 2017.

A protester is injured as anti-government demonstrators clash with police in Caracas, Venezuela on May 4, 2017.

A student seeks refuge from tear gas fired by National Police at student protesters outside the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas on May 4, 2017. Students held demonstrations across Caracas Thursday as a two-month-old protest movement that shows no signs of letting up and claimed more lives.

An injured opposition activist is assisted after clashes with riot police at the Central University of Venezuela on May 4, 2017.

A demonstrator uses a slingshot during a protest against Venezuelan Government in Caracas on May 4, 2017.

Students of the Central University of Venezuela clash with riot police during a protest against Venezuelan Government in Caracas on May 4, 2017.

A demonstrator catches fire after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela on May 3, 2017. Venezuela's angry opposition rallied Wednesday vowing huge street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution and accusing him of dodging elections to cling to power despite deadly unrest.

Demonstrators confront a riot police armored vehicle, during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

A charging National Guard riot control vehicle knocks down a demonstrator during a protestor in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

Opposition activists clash with riot police during protests in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

An opposition demonstrator throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

Bolivarian National Guards stand on a highway overlooking an anti-government march trying to make its way to the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on May 3, 2017. Driving the latest outrage is a decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to begin the process of rewriting Venezuela's constitution, which was pushed through in 1999 by his predecessor and mentor, the late President Hugo Chavez.

Venezuelan National Guard personnel clash with demonstrators during a protest in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

A Venezuelan National Guard riot control vehicle runs over an opposition demonstrator during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

An opposition demonstrator that was run over by a National Guard control vehicle is dragged away by a fellow demonstrator during a protest in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

People try to help a fellow demonstrator who caught fire after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded during a protest in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

A masked anti-government protester, with a rosary dangling from his wrist, walks away from a Bolivarian National Guard armored vehicle approaching a march in Caracas, Venezuela on May 3, 2017.

An injured demonstrator is carried away by his companions after a clash with riot police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

Demonstrators prepare to throw back tear gas to the riot police, during a protest in Caracas on May 3, 2017.

Opposition members of the National Assembly hold up their Assembly credentials during an anti-government protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's decree kicking off the process to rewrite the constitution in Caracas, Venezuela on May 3, 2017.

A woman rests on a tire at a roadblock set up by residents outside her home in El Hatillo's municipality near Caracas, Venezuela on May 2, 2017. Residents blocked streets with trash bags, broken concrete and twisted metal Tuesday to protest the president's bid to rewrite the constitution amid a deepening political crisis.

Demonstrators block a road during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela.

A woman holds a Venezuelan flag on her chest as she joins a roadblock in Caracas, Venezuela on May 2, 2017.

A woman holds a sign that reads in Spanish "No more dictatorship" at a roadblock along a main street in Caracas.

Demonstrators block a road during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 2, 2107. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads and avenues in Caracas and several cities around the country to protest against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's call to elect a National Constituent Assembly and transform the Venezuelan legal system.

A man helps a woman cross a barricade set up by residents blocking streets in El Hatillo's municipality near Caracas.

Residents of El Hatillo's municipality block their street with bamboo and garbage near Caracas.

A municipal police officer argues with residents blocking their street in El Hatillo's municipality near Caracas on May 2, 2017.

Anti-government protesters block a highway in Caracas, Venezuela on April 24, 2017. Opponents to President Nicolas Maduro shut down main roads around the country as the protest movement against his administration is entering its fourth week.

Police confront Venezuelan opposition activists demonstrating against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on April 24, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition activists clash with the police during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

Thousands of Venezuelan opposition activists march in Caracas, on April 24, 2017. Protesters blocked Venezuela's main roads including the capital's biggest motorway, triggering fears of further violence after three weeks of unrest left 21 people dead.

A protester bangs on a bathtub used to help block a road during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

Anti-government protesters block a highway in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition activists clash with the police during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

The artist Marilu Garcia performs a presentation titled "Repressed Venezuela" during a demonstration against the Venezuelan government in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

Lilian Tintori, center, wife of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, demonstrates along with thousands of opposition activists against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

A woman with her face painted in the colors of Venezuela's national flag takes part in the blockade of a highway in Caracas, Venezuela on April 24, 2017.

A Venezuelan opposition activist participating in a rally to block an road holds a placard that reads "Get Out Maduro", in Caracas, on April 24, 2017.

A Venezuelan opposition activists block organize a sit-in to block the Francisco Fajardo motorway in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

Venezuelan opposition activists organize a sit-in to block the Francisco Fajardo motorway in Caracas on April 24, 2017.

Lilian Tintori, center, wife of the opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, participates with a group of people in a night protest at Los Teques, Venezuela on April 23, 2017. Tintori staged a protest in front of the Ramo Verde prison where her husband has been imprisoned for three years.

A woman with her face painted in the colors of Venezuela's national flag attends a silent protest in homage to the at least 20 people killed in unrest generated after the nation's Supreme Court stripped congress of its last powers, a decision it later reversed, as she marches to the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference in Caracas, Venezuela on April 22, 2017. Saturday's protest is the latest mass gathering in a wave of tumult that has rocked the nation over the last three weeks as demonstrators continue to press for new elections.

A view of an opposition march against the government in Caracas, Venezuela on April 22, 2017.

A woman yells at security forces blocking one of the routes for a silent protest in homage to the at least 20 people killed during unrest in Caracas, Venezuela on April 22, 2017.

Two people sit during an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela, 22 April 2017.

Protestors carry a wooden cross with the Venezuelan flag during an opposition march against the government in Caracas, Venezuela on April 22, 2017.

A protester carries a white flower during a silent protest in homage to the at least 20 people killed during unrest in Caracas, Venezuela on April 22, 2017.

A woman wipes her face as she is overwhelmed with emotion during a silent protest as she marches to the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference in Caracas, Venezuela on April 22, 2017.

A man shouts anti-government slogans during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela on April 20, 2017. Venezuela's opposition is calling for another day of protests against President Maduro after mass demonstrations Wednesday resulted in two deaths.

Anti-government protesters march along a highway in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro called on Venezuelans to take to the streets to march against the embattled socialist leader.

An anti-government protester holds a Venezuelan flag during clashes against security forces in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017.

Demonstrators clash with police during protests in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017. Police, using tear gas, dispersed protesters in the center of Caracas. Venezuela is the scene of massive protests for both government supporters and opposition groups heightening tension throughout the country.

Lilian Tintori, wife of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, gestures during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on April 19, 2017. Venezuela braced for rival demonstrations Wednesday for and against President Nicolas Maduro, whose push to tighten his grip on power has triggered waves of deadly unrest that have escalated the country's political and economic crisis.

Riot police clash with demonstrators during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on April 19, 2017.

A demonstrator clashes with the police during a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on April 19, 2017.

A youth aims his sling during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017.

A government supporter waves a national flag during a march in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017.

Rescue workers tend to a demonstrator who fell into the Guaire River after he was hit by a tear gas canister fired by the Bolivarian National Guard against anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017.

A protester tries to protect himself from tear gas during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017.

Anti-government protesters march with a banner that reads in Spanish "Freedom without fear" along a highway in Caracas, Venezuela on April 19, 2017.