‘When Rebuilding, Remember the Environment’
Venezuelans joined in on the anguish for the Amazon rainforest fires in Brazil, while their own surroundings are in awful shape. Alejandro Luy sums up the environmental situation in Venezuela.
Life
The Meaning of FARC’s Sort of Comeback
A group of Colombian guerrilla commanders just announced they are at war again. The Duque administration says they’re in Venezuela. What should we expect from this?
Return to Sepharad
In 1492, the Catholic Kings expelled the Jews from Spain. Now, thousands of Venezuelans seek a Sephardic origin to emigrate to. A new milestone of Jewish history in Venezuela
More Misery, More Femicides in Venezuela
Monitor de Víctimas reported that, so far this year, there’s been 50% more femicides in Venezuela than in 2018. The reason: the humanitarian crisis.
Death Before Humanitarian Aid
Only six hospitals, out of 277 that the Health Ministry and the Venezuelan Social Services Institutes manage, have received the aid from the Red Cross so far.
Crossing the Continent on One Foot—and Tons of Will
In 2013, Yeslie Aranda lost his left leg in a car accident. Today, while achieving his dream of crossing South America on foot, he has a spiritual strength that crushes obstacles.
The Double Ordeal of Being a Woman in a Venezuelan Prison
Cruel treatment against political prisoners are only a small part of the policy of horror in prisons against women and the LGBTQ community.
Chronicles of Us: After the Chavista Dream
Jossmary González and her husband were fierce chavistas. He even discriminated non-chavistas from a power position. But when her health failed, no one came to help.
The Victims of our Diaspora
The International Migration Organization just announced that Venezuelans are now the first nationality among over 500 migrants who have disappeared in the Americas in 2019.
The Chinese Monopoly on Venezuelan Health
After years of multi-million dollar contracts, what’s left of our healthcare system is supplied almost entirely by a single company based in Beijing: Meheco.
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