August 30: Orders from Above

Provea, an NGO that works to promote and defend human rights in Venezuela, attempted to visit student prisoners held in El Continue reading →

August 29: Doublespeak

During a speech on Venezolana de Television (VTV), a state-owned channel, Maduro spoke on the scarcity crisis – or, according to him, Continue reading →

August 28: Lingering Questions

After a week of mixed messages, questions over the nature of the fingerprint rationing system linger. Chief among them: is Continue reading →

August 27: Negligence and Incompetence

The biometric rationing system set to be deployed throughout the country by the end of the year appears to be Continue reading →

August 26: An Unfortunate Decision

Maduro attempted to set the record straight today on the discussion regarding who exactly is responsible for t he scarcity Continue reading →

August 25: Industry Continues to Suffer

According to a survey conducted by the Confederacion Venezolana de Industriales [Venezuelan Confederation of Industrialists] (CONINDUSTRIA), the country’s industrial activity “continues to Continue reading →

August 24: The Milk Has Arrived

The video below, uploaded to YouTube two days ago, shows the severity of the scarcity crisis the country is going Continue reading →

August 21: Assault on Dignity

Details of the new biometric rationing system announced last night continued to trickle in through the night, as did reaction to the Continue reading →