09.18.17: Carlos Andres Garcia

Carlos Andres Garcia, a city councilor from the Guasdualito municipality in Apure state, died late last night while under police Continue reading →

10.27.16: Disintegration

A National Assembly session scheduled for today almost did not take place after the legislature’s surrounding area awoke this morning Continue reading →

10.11.16: Immediate Relatives

The ongoing trial against Efrain and Francisco Flores – Maduro’s nephews through his marriage with Cilia Flores – saw another Continue reading →

09.09.16: David Smolansky

Last night, agents from the SEBIN – the national intelligence service – raided the offices of El Hatillo mayor David Continue reading →

08.30.16: 18.7 Kilometers

The Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) announced its final plans for the protest planned in Caracas this Thursday. The head of Continue reading →

08.29.16: Yon Goicoechea

Yon Goicoechea, a political figure with the Voluntad Popular opposition party, was kidnapped by armed men at approximately 9:30 AM this Continue reading →

07.14.16: Street Flour

The national government has extended an emergency decree that allows Maduro to rule by decree with few limitations. The 60-day extension Continue reading →

05.30.16: Mega-Deployment

In a speech from the Fuerte Tiuna military barracks in Caracas, Maduro announced a “mega” expansion of the Operacion para la Continue reading →