From ‘Red-Tiled-Roofs’ to ‘Gray Facade’ Caracas
The vice president of Citizen Safety ordered that all facades in downtown Caracas must be painted in a specific shade of gray to commemorate the Battle of Carabobo.
Venezuela, Where Health Workers Face the Worst of COVID-19
Dozens have been infected. More than 60 have died. Here, doctors and nurses are so ill-protected that they account for a third of all officially reported deaths from coronavirus
Organized Crime Sucks Barrios Dry
Not only do criminals tax store owners, they also took over Clap box distribution and found in their neighbors an easy way to make an extra profit.
Caught in a Perfect Storm
Disinformation, a complex humanitarian emergency, and a government with no credibility: this is the context when COVID-19 reaches Venezuela.
How The Maduro Regime Uses Political Prisoners
Political prisoners in Venezuela share space with common criminals, both in prison and in the announcements of their release. Some human rights activists explain the odd dynamics the regime uses to manipulate its hostages.
The Lost Children of Vargas
Twenty years later, there are twenty open cases of children that went missing during the rescue operations of the landslides in Vargas, and they are believed to be alive.
The ILO Isn’t Satisfied with the “Blue-collar President”
In one of the most in-depth investigations in its hundred years of history, the International Labour Organization wrote a report on the systematic abuse that Venezuelan workers endure from “the blue-collar government”.
The Revolution Annihilated Oil Workers
Layoffs due to political persecution, mass resignation and retirement, terrible working conditions. The human dimension of this industry helps us understand why oil production has plummeted.
Trump’s Hit on Venezuelan Baseball
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP) will start a month later than usual, in a field that’s mined by politics: if it gets funds from the Maduro regime, it will be exposed to OFAC sanctions.
Exodus of the HIV+
Eduardo Franco, secretary of Red Venezolana de Gente Positiva, RVG+, says that ten thousand HIV+ Venezuelans have emigrated. It’s either that or dying.
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