September 2: Respect for Russia and Syria

As of the writing of this update (9:20 EST time), Maduro is speaking live on television. He is expected to Continue reading →

September 1: Hunger Beatings

Intense confrontations between protesters and National Guard troops in San Cristobal, Tachira left at least two people injured and three students Continue reading →

Opinion: The Land of Confusion

Ever since Maduro announced the implementation of a fingerprint scanning system as a means to combat scarcity last week, Venezuelans Continue reading →

August 31: Assertions

Diosdado Cabello, the vice-president of the National Assembly, spoke at length today on a number of topics, including the biometric Continue reading →

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 →