Chaos in Caracas

Opposition groups have taken to the streets in Venezuela five times in the last week, protesting against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, and its recent attempts to curb the existing power of the opposition party and limit who is eligible to run for office in the future. Last week the Supreme Court issued a ruling nullifying the opposition-controlled congress, but reversed the rulings days later, following heavy criticism. Daily opposition protests in the streets of Caracas and several other cities erupted, as marchers called for new elections and clashed with riot police on many occasions.

Read more
Hints: View this page full screen. Skip to the next and previous photo by typing j/k or ←/→.

Most Recent

  • Karim Sokhn via Reuters
    • In Focus
    • 2:45 PM ET
    • 25 Photos

    Photos: Massive Explosion Hits Beirut Port

    A fire in a structure near the port area of Beirut, Lebanon, led to an enormous explosion that shook the city. The shockwave from the blast destroyed buildings close by and shattered glass for miles around.

  • Don Emmert / AFP / Getty
    • In Focus
    • August 2, 2020
    • 36 Photos

    New Jersey: Images of the Garden State

    A few glimpses of the landscape of New Jersey, and some of the animals and people calling it home

  • John Thys / AFP / Getty
    • In Focus
    • July 31, 2020
    • 35 Photos

    Photos of the Week: Stari Most, Flaming Jet, Hug Kit

    An open-air school in Kashmir, a Comic-Con blood drive in California, a successful Mars-rover launch, a sparsely attended Hajj in Saudi Arabia, a farewell to the late U.S. Representative John Lewis, and much more.

  • Callaghan O'Hare / Reuters
    • In Focus
    • July 30, 2020
    • 22 Photos

    Inside a Houston Hospital During a Coronavirus Surge

    Images from Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center, documenting the work being done by medical workers under stressful and challenging circumstances

Most Popular on The Atlantic

  1. The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away
  2. How the Pandemic Defeated America
  3. I’m a Nurse in New York. Teachers Should Do Their Jobs, Just Like I Did.
  4. Why Is Anyone Going to Disney World Right Now?
  5. Photos: Massive Explosion Hits Beirut Port
  6. Trump Is Terrified of Losing
  7. We Need to Talk About Ventilation
  8. The Princeton Faculty’s Anti-Free-Speech Demands
  9. Why Is Joe Kennedy Doing This?
  10. ‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
Back to Top