10.04.15: Bolivar-Chavez

A joint survey conducted by the Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia [Venezuela Violence Watch], the Observatorio de la Delincuencia Organizada [Organized Crime Watch] and the Laboratorio Continue reading →

06.22.15: CNE Calls Elections

The Consejo Nacional Electoral [National Electoral Council], the body that runs and oversees the election process, finally announced the date of this Continue reading →

05.22.15: Distrust

In the wake of a growing scandal involving allegations of drug trafficking at the highest level of the government, Miranda Continue reading →

03.04.15: The Lobbyists

Jesus Torrealba, the head of the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD), announced today that Leopoldo Lopez, Antonio Ledezma and Daniel Continue reading →

02.05.15: Lucchese, Scarano Released

Salvatore Lucchese and Enzo Scarano, the former police chief and mayor of San Diego, Carabobo (respectively) were released from the Continue reading →

December 4: Political Persecution

The Canadian parliament made a formal declaration today regarding the Venezuelan crisis. The House of Commons’ Subcommittee on International Human Continue reading →

September 5: Loyal Supporters

Yesterday, Aragua state governor Tareck el Aissami raised eyebrows when he suggested that poverty helped the PSUV become popular. During Continue reading →

March 26: The Return

Maria Corina Machado Returns from Peru Maria Corina Machado returned from Peru in the face of her removal from the Continue reading →