07.31.17: The Dictator

At around midnight last night, the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) announced the official results of the Constituent Assembly election: 8,089,320 ballots cast Continue reading →

07.30.17: The Constituyente

At least 15 people were killed in violent clashes with security forces around the country today as a trickle of Continue reading →

07.29.17: Dark Times

On the eve of the most important election the country has seen in nearly a generation, Venezuelans hunkered down for Continue reading →

07.28.17: Over the Horizon

Venezuela took another step forward closer to uncertainty today, as Sunday’s Constituent Assembly looms ever closer over the horizon. Despite Continue reading →

07.27.17: General Strike (II)

Many of the country’s streets remained empty today, the second day of a 48-hour general strike that began yesterday at Continue reading →

07.26.17: General Strike (I)

The streets of Venezuela found themselves largely empty as businesses closed and residents stayed in their homes for the first Continue reading →

07.25.17: Iron Will

Opposition leader and Voluntad Popular (VP) head Leopoldo Lopez hosted former Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Zapatero in his home in Caracas Continue reading →

07.24.17: Coordinated Actions

Venezuelans marked the start of the final week before Sunday’s Constituent Assembly vote by participating in a pancartazo around the country. Continue reading →