2020 Venezuelan Migration Year in Review
Another year of intense migration movements for Venezuelans closes with 5,448,441 displaced compatriots. Their situation and the countries receiving them worsened with the pandemic
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Venezuelan Gaitas Agonize Under Chavista Censorship
The gaita zuliana is more than an unique musical genre and a source of regional pride. Every December, Venezuelans used to dance to gaitas that criticized the government with wit and bravery. That also went away
Venezuelan Migrants Shining Abroad, 2020
The end of the year gives us an opportunity to highlight our resilience, adaptability and work ethic. Here are some of the success stories that show what we, Venezuelans, are capable of
Forced Disappearances: The Other Tragedy From 1999
Oscar José Blanco Romero wasn’t dragged away by the river or the sea. His case is one of the four emblematic forced disappearances of the Vargas tragedy, the first disappearances of the chavista government
Colombia Braces for a New Surge in Venezuelan Migration
December 18th is International Immigrants’ Day. Lucas Gómez García, Colombian border manager, tells us how the neighboring country is preparing for the growing number of Venezuelans, even with the border officially closed
Caura: A Maduro-made Environmental Disaster in the Amazon
Gold mining is bringing mercury pollution, malaria, mass poaching, and ethnocide to one of Venezuela’s natural treasures
Why Venezuelan Migrants Are Dying at Sea
With at least 11 passengers drowned between Venezuela and Trinidad, the fatal count of a historic tragedy grows: our people are trapped between traffickers, Maduro’s dictatorship, and the indifference of the Trinidadian government
Tales of a Displaced Youth: Mila
Mila Rojas knows about displaced youth, because she's displaced herself; this is a story, the tale of migrant struggle, that many Venezuelan expats will feel as their own
The Growing Americanization of the Venezuelan National Identity
Many Venezuelans have traditionally admired the U.S., but 2020 brought on something new: a deep identification with American symbols and politics, at home and abroad
How Helpful Have the AN's Subsidies Been for Venezuelan Physicians?
In the middle of a global pandemic, the caretaker government of Juan Guaidó has transferred subsidies to workers in the health sector. One of them assesses the reach of the gesture
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