Behind the Catch and Release of a Rebel Chavista Activist
Martha Lía Grajales spoke out against police violence in Caracas’ slums before joining the struggle for political prisoners. Her forced disappearance sparked a dilemma in the ruling elite
Chavismo has warned of an “economic war” for at least a decade. Now, for the first time, that wolf is actually clawing at its own doorstep.
Martha Lía Grajales spoke out against police violence in Caracas’ slums before joining the struggle for political prisoners. Her forced disappearance sparked a dilemma in the ruling elite
Maduro’s reaction to US seizing an Iranian oil vessel headed to Cuba:
“MCM supports the ship’s kidnapping. A crime after another. This people defeated the apellidos (slur for ancien régime families), they will never return!
“The ship was carrying 1.9 million barrels (…) They kidnapped the crew, stole the ship and inaugurated a new era of criminal piracy in the Caribbean.”
Cuba teeters on another “special period” and Venezuela braces for a new economic downturn. But with sanctions tightening and isolationism on the rise, old allies may no longer offer the lifelines Havana and Caracas have relied on
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