The Rise of the Apartment Caretaker
The flight of millions of Venezuelans after the country’s collapse and the state of the real estate market has resulted in strings of empty properties in Caracas. The result? A new profession
Tag: Venezuelan Migrants
The ENCOVI Shows a Geographically Unequal Venezuela
Food insecurity decreased but remains, inequality is high and poverty hasn't changed much from 2022: the new UCAB survey reveals that the pandemic effect is fading away, but the humanitarian emergency is still there
Hundreds of Venezuelans Vanish in Perilous Migration Routes
On International Migrants Day, we need to remember the people who tried to migrate but disappeared in the land or the sea
A Gay Venezuelan in Transylvania, Romania’s Conservative Heartland
The story of Isaac shows that a relative financial stability may not compensate the loneliness and hostility one can feel in places that can be too alien for a Latin American
Venequia: How the Land of ‘Venecos’ Was Born
Mass migration led some of us to appropriate a surname with negative connotations created in Colombia decades ago, just like our ancestors seemed to assume the moniker that named our country.
Venezuela is Haunting the Argentina Elections, Again
Our country’s economic disaster remains a cautionary tale that candidates use as warning against their contenders. But in the current bizarre fight between a libertarian and a Peronista, both say the other is the next Chávez
Uruguay is Receiving Venezuelans, With a Caveat
The Southern small and peaceful country is trying to become an immigration haven again, but granting only a rare -and constraining- figure of citizenship that dates from 1830
Organizing the Venezuelan Opposition Primaries Abroad
NGOs and parties around the world came together to organize an election for hundreds of thousands of dispersed Venezuelan voters
What's Behind the Siege of Tocorón?
Journalist Ronna Rísquez explained what's behind the government's crackdown on Venezuela's most notorious prison
How to Read the Watson Hotel Protests
A group of male migrants and refugees protested to avoid being removed from the hotel rooms paid for by the city. Is the local authority required to provide for all their needs? Or should they take on the responsibility to provide for themselves?
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