March 9: The Eyes of Chavez

More of the same today. Protests, demonstrations, tear gas, and barricades. Here’s a shot from a demonstration in Valencia. Their Continue reading →

Updated Story: Marvinia Jiménez Interview

Marvinia Jiménez is the name of the woman who was assaulted by National Guard troops in Valencia in the video Continue reading →

March 2: Carnaval? What Carnaval?

The student protests organized for today appear to have rallied a huge turnout. Considering that today is a 1) a Continue reading →

March 1: T.V. Justice

Today seems to have been a relatively quiet day. There were still demonstrations across the country, but as of the Continue reading →

February 28: Escalation

National Guard Sargent Second Class Giovanni Pantoja was killed in El Trigal, Valencia, during a confrontation with protesters this afternoon. Continue reading →

February 27: “There is nothing to celebrate here”

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the start of El Caracazo, a week of extremely violent protests and general unrest Continue reading →

February 24: Big Barricade Day

This morning, we received a Blackberry Messenger message from our aunt in Valencia. She said that since 2:00 AM, they’d Continue reading →