May 24: 20 Billion Dollars

El Universal today is reporting that 20 billion dollars were embezzled out of CADIVI between 2011 and 2013. The news comes Continue reading →

May 20: Bill S-2142

Today, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed on a bill that would see sanctions imposed on any Venezuelan Continue reading →

May 13: Dialogue Cancelled

Ramon Aveledo, the executive director of the Mesa de Unidad [the opposition] said this evening that it was backing down from talks Continue reading →

May 6: Bystander

The attack on the Universidad Fermin Toro [Fermin Toro University] campus in Barquisimeto, Lara state last night burned out of control into the Continue reading →

May 3: Press Freedom Day

Today is World Press Freedom Day. The Colegio Nacional de Periodistas [National College of Journalists] took advantage of the day to release a Continue reading →

Interview with Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz (Translation)

Below is my translation of an interview that CNN en Español correspondent Ismael Cala conducted with Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Continue reading →

May 1: “Malicious Animosity”

Leopoldo Lopez’s preliminary hearing will take place on May 8. During the hearing, the state will present the evidence it Continue reading →

April 28: Resolution 058

Resolution 058 has been added to the list of grievances against the government which have plunged the country into months of civil Continue reading →