August 15: The Probation Generation

The Foro Penal Venezolano [Venezuelan Penal Forum] gave an update on the number of Venezuelans currently ensnared by the country’s legal system. Continue reading →

August 14: The Queen of Rice

Maria Gabriela Chavez, Hugo Chavez’s daughter, was named alternate ambassador to the United Nations by President Maduro. Maduro made the Continue reading →

August 13: Lopez Denied Defence

A judge refused to accept Leopoldo Lopez’s defence, including evidence and witness testimony, effectively rendering him unable to legally contest the Continue reading →

August 12: Union Woes

Wills Rangel, the president of the Central Bolivariana Socialista de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CBST), a union that represents workers from various sectors, Continue reading →

August 11: SIDOR

Today, Siderúrgica de Orinoco (SIDOR) workers, who have been on an “indefinite strike” since May of this year, blocked an avenue in 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 →

August 6: Citgo For Sale

Citgo, a subsidiary of PDVSA responsible for oil refining and marketing in the United States, is for sale. The announcement 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 →