The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 3, 2014 Death Toll from Venezuela Protests Rises to 17 ----------------------------------------------- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing a new round of protests against his government. Despite the Carnival of Brazil holiday, thousands of opposition protesters marched and then clashed with police Sunday in the capital Caracas. At least 17 people have died in Venezuela's worst unrest for a decade. .