Message for Maduro
Protesters confront police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Sunday. The student-led protests erupted February 4 in the western border city of San Cristobal and quickly spread to Caracas. At least 39 people have been killed in clashes with security forces since the start of the unrest, the worst challenge yet to the year-old government of Maduro. Photo: AFP
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