Cemeteries and Funeral Homes Fight COVID-19
New challenges have been added to dollarization and bureaucratic chaos for those who are trying to say goodbye to their loved ones, from fuel shortages to safety measures against the pandemic
Life
The Overwhelmed Reporter Syndrome
The author of this piece is the editor of a media outlet in Caracas, where services aren’t so precarious. This is her story about how long (and how much effort) it takes to do what would be regular tasks for a journalist of a normal country
UN Fact Finding Mission Underscores State Violence Against Women in Venezuela
What's the United Nations independent report saying on torture and denigrating treatment of female dissidents in Venezuela? Something not easy to read, but necessary to know
Inside the Venezuelan Quarantine Camps
If you have no choice but to return to Venezuela by land, be ready to share bathrooms and bedrooms with strangers, endure many mysterious tests, and learn to survive like you’re in prison
Venezuelans Stuck Abroad Fight on Their Own to Come Back
Thousands of Venezuelans are stuck outside of their home country. Unlike the dire situation of migrants coming back home, Venezuelan travelers are invisible to the support of governments, and have had to organize to re-enter the country
The Elderly Are Being Discriminated Under the Pandemic
While the Nicolás Maduro government is suggesting discriminatory measures against older people, civilians are building new networks and projects to protect them
Venezuelan Migrants Face Uncertainty Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil
Venezuelans in Brazil were having a hard time getting on their feet even before coronavirus hit; now, it’s truly a struggle for survival
Tracking Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees
There’s a lot we know about Venezuelan migrants and refugees. As far as what we don’t know, we’re now getting new information that tracks where Venezuelans are, in what conditions, and their intentions to stay—or return
What’s My Color?
Living in multicultural Toronto, the Black Lives Matter movement is experienced in different ways. This is what it means for my own complex Latina identity
UCAB’s Zero Tolerance Policy for Abuse
The Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) has become the first private Venezuelan university to create a protocol for sexual abuse prevention and gender or sexual identity discrimination—and it's tending also to harassment complaints
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