UCV Loses Its Patience and Diosdado Makes a Fool of Himself
Venezuela’s top university challenges the Maduro regime over occupied property, while Diosdado messes up a sloppy tale about mercenaries and Albanian drug lords #NowWhatVenezuela
Villains Only? Assessing The Joker’s “Mega Election” Party
The Joker sent out selective invites for a lousy “mega election.” A few supposed adversaries made the guest list and others cry betrayal. Will attendance be worth it or does it make odd guests part of the act?
The Mismanagement of Hydropower Hits Western Venezuela
Meanwhile, a PDVSA contractor is under fire after two fatal accidents in Lake Maracaibo #NowWhatVenezuela
As Political Parties Stall, a Civil Movement Rises Against State Terrorism
A network of small organizations advocating for the freedom of political prisoners has been growing since July 28. What do they do, and who are some of their key representatives? #NowWhatVenezuela
Maduro Teases Guyana & the U.S. in Disputed Esequibo Waters
As tensions with the neighboring country grow again, what is Maduro seeking by calling out an Exxon vessel? #NowWhatVenezuela
A Wreck Near Delta Amacuro & Inmate Deaths in Trujillo
Local media report tragedies in two corners of the country, including the state where Venezuela’s first saint was born #NowWhatVenezuela
The Carter Center Says Goodbye with a Damning Verdict
This week’s #NowWhatVenezuela also covers the brutal siege against Vente Venezuela leaders in the Argentinean embassy, and a confrontation between illegal miners and indigenous groups in Amazonas
No Consensus toward April’s “Mega Elections”
Un Nuevo Tiempo and Movimiento Por Venezuela insist on an electoral strategy that seems exhausted #NowWhatVenezuela
NWV #17: Homeland Security is Lying about Venezuela. Here’s Why
Ending TPS for Venezuelans in the U.S. is based on false premises. Hospitals and the economy have not recovered, and the police have replaced criminals as the main source of fear
NWV #16: An Election to Ban Them All, a Reform to Empower Few
The Maduro regime is organizing the most uncompetitive and logistically unserious elections perhaps since universal suffrage exists in Venezuela
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