Libertador movie makes Oscar shortlist
Looks like the central government will have something to celebrate these days, as the Simon Bolivar biopic “Libertador” made the shortlist of nine films for the Best Film...
Sanctions are go!
One day after the historic reboot of U.S.-Cuba relations, Barack Obama has signed into law what will officially be known as the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act...
Sanctions are go!
One day after the historic reboot of U.S.-Cuba relations, Barack Obama has signed into law what will officially be known as the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act...
Another year, another attempt at police reform
Is violence still rampant in the country? Yes. Is homicide such a problem that it must be considered as an epidemic? Absolutely. So, what’s the central government doing about...
Aftermath in Uribana: Few answers, no closure
It has been three weeks since the start of the Uribana Prison crisis, and two since its sadly tragic conclusion. To this date, 48 inmates have died. There’s already...
Bye-bye Landrieu
Perhaps you remember U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu from Louisiana? You know, the one who blocked the bill to impose sanctions to certain members of the Venezuelan government because...
This is the sound of wasteful culture
Caracas has been hosting a music festival in the last few days, courtesy of the Mayor of western Caracas (Libertador Municipality) Jorge Rodríguez. The former CNE president/Vice-President/head of...
Red justice in numbers
The Venezuelan Judiciary has become a rubber stamp of the Executive Branch. But now we have the truth in cold, hard numbers… Four Venezuelan lawyers went to work proving...
Uribana Crisis Update
The latest official number of inmates killed by intoxication (combination of drugs and alcohol) earlier this week in Uribana Prison has reached 35, with another 20 in critical...
New Uribana = old Uribana (Third Update)
The last few days have been really tense both inside and outside of Uribana Prison, near the city of Barquisimeto, where I live. This was where the second-worst prison riot...
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