Venezuela is in the Dark. Literally.
Venezuela has been under a nationwide power outage for over 15 hours. There's little information coming out of the country right now.
Venezuela has been under a nationwide power outage for over 15 hours. There's little information coming out of the country right now.
Freelance reporter Cody Weddle, who covered Venezuela for several media outlets, spent half a day under arrest by Military Intelligence and was then deported out of the country. Ten foreign correspondents have been expelled from Venezuela during 2019, and 36 journalists have been arrested doing their job.
On Friday, February 22nd, when the Venezuelan Armed Forces sent a convoy toward the Brazilian border to block the entry of humanitarian aid, indigenous people in the village of Kumarakapay tried to stop them. In response, the Armed Forces opened fire, killing seven. Caracas Chronicles spoke to a UK-based Venezuelan sociologist who has worked in the community for decades.
Guaidó spoke in the AN about the outcome of his Latin American visit. Nicolás expelled the German ambassador and gave him 48 hours to leave the country. More censorship online, please think about a Plan B. Since the border with Colombia remains closed, children protest for their right to go to school.
Three Venezuelan scholars abroad, all of them specialists on the mechanics of Latin American authoritarian political systems, offer their different perspectives on the complexities, risks, and possibilities of the dictatorship’s disintegration.
A piece on the medical journal Lancet explains how the collapse of our health system allowed the resurgence of diseases that migrants can spread. Another source of pressure on the international community to solve the Venezuelan crisis.
Guaidó said he’d come through Maiquetia and he did. He went through immigration without problem; diplomats were waiting right outside, just in case. He made a few quick stops in La Guaira and went to the Alfredo Sadel square, where thousands of Venezuelans were waiting. Chavismo blocked websites but was even forced to talk about what happened in State outlets, which is new.
She fears for her life. She deserted the National Guard and now, she’s desperate to keep running. This conversation with her in the Colombian border is a sample of the state of mind within the Venezuelan Armed Forces: disappointment, economic strain, and distrust among the ranks.
The possibility of military intervention in Venezuela was ruled out this week. But if it resurfaces later, it would need support in the international legal order: the lack of a clear legal basis for a military action can affect the legitimacy of its ends.
Guaidó announced after his LatAm tour that he’d come back to Venezuela and called for nationwide rallies this Monday at 11:00 a.m. Several countries, warned Maduro not to take any actions against him. Pressure builds for Michelle Bachelet to visit Venezuela. Regime members keep pushing for dialogue with no talk of elections.
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