06.23.15: Lopez Ends Strike

Leopoldo Lopez ended his hunger strike less than a day after the head of the Consejo Nacional Electoral, Tibisay Lucena, announced Continue reading →

06.15.15: A Deep Divide

Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke on the issue of political Continue reading →

06.04.15: The 13th Day

Aragua state governor Tarek El Aissami spoke on yesterday’s attack on the municipal offices of Mario Briceño Iragorry that left 15 people Continue reading →

03.17.15: The Last Drop

The Venezuelan government took out a full-page ad in today’s edition of the New York Times in response to sanctions placed by Continue reading →

02.27.15: Idiocy

Today is the 26th anniversary of the start of El Caracazo, a period of unrest that left hundreds of Venezuelans dead Continue reading →

December 1: The Old Structures

There is an organization called the Comite de Familiares de las Victimas de las Guarimbas [Committee of Family Members of Barricade Continue reading →

November 28: “Serious Concern”

The United Nations Committee on Torture released an advanced copy of a report today in which it expresses serious concern Continue reading →

November 16: Whining

Jesus “Chuo” Torrealba, the executive secretary of the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD)opposition bloc, gave a speech today before supporters, and Continue reading →