03.21.15: Air Raids

The Bolivarian Shield drills entered their 7th day today. In Caracas, citizens of select areas of the city practiced air raid drills, Continue reading →

02.20.15: “A Brutal Blow”

The raid on Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma’s office yesterday afternoon and his subsequent detention have shocked Venezuelans and international human Continue reading →

Opinion: Tyranny

If there was any doubt that Venezuelans live at the whim of a tyrant, Antonio Ledezma’s kidnapping yesterday made this Continue reading →

September 13: Arbitrary Detentions

The Foro Penal Venezolano, an NGO that tracks the status of people arrested in Venezuela during the protests, said today that 64 Continue reading →

August 9: Working Class

Felipe Cuevas, a Chilean political activist, returned home after being released from a Venezuelan detention centre, where he had been Continue reading →

Opinion: The Carvajal Affair

Hugo Carvajal, the former general and now accused drug trafficker, received a hero’s welcome when he returned to Venezuela after Continue reading →

June 25: Defining Times

Fallout from Jorge Giordani’s searing rebuke of Maduro continues, as ex-Minister of Education and high-ranking PSUV member Hector Navarro was Continue reading →

May 14: Arrests

Today, members of the student movement organized a march called “March for Liberty and Justice” in Caracas. The demonstration moved down Continue reading →