These new reports by the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela highlight how high-ranking Venezuelan officials are connected to repression by government security forces against political dissidents
Venezuela holds hundreds of political prisoners. For each of them, an entire family is suffering. Lilia Camejo and Joel García, two human rights lawyers, tell us about the hidden reality of state persecution
For over 20 years, Chavistas have spread hate speech against opposition leaders, journalists, and human rights defenders. But now, the case of Javier Tarazona shows how they use Twitter and classic propaganda channels
This is an extract of our PRR team's analysis for last week's report, diving into the motivations and possible outcomes of the government's aggressive move against Freddy Guevara and several members of the opposition
SEBIN officers arbitrarily detained Voluntad Popular (VP) national coordinator Freddy Guevara and he’s been missing since Monday. Fabiana Rosales, Juan Guaidó’s wife, reported on Twitter that officers broke into their building looking for Guaidó.
Six years ago, Lissette's father died at El Helicoide prison. Her family is amongst those directly affected by political violence—and she refuses to believe in revenge
The regime said it would pardon 110 people, including some political prisoners. But this is what Maduro’s "pardon" really means beyond the numbers and the propaganda
The COVID-19 outbreak at El Helicoide has been confirmed and the TSJ and the CNE insist on a dynamic of no accountability.
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.
On July 2017, 20 people were detained by National Police in Maracaibo during a demonstration. All of them were raped and tortured. Just one dared to tell what happened, and now some of the policemen involved are in jail.
We’ve been able to hang on for 19 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. Now, the difficulty level was raised abruptly with the global pandemic. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) cutting personnel to avoid closing shop. This is something we’re looking to avoid at all costs, and it seems we will. But your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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