The Venezuelan Digital Crackdown Gets An Emergency Call From Freedom House
The report, Freedom On The Net, finds the internet mostly doesn’t work in Venezuela. And when it does, you get punished for using it.
Google Takes on Chavista Censorship
These days, if you're a news giant and you need to roll-out a brand new anti-censorship system, you know where you go first.
The Hegemony’s Tactics to Confuse, Divide and Rule the Media Work
As the crackdown on what’s left of independent media in Venezuela continues, a new study establishes how the government also shifts the public conversation to its advantage.
Photojournalist Disappears After Covering the Orinoco Mining Arc Ecocide
A special piece about the Orinoco Mining Arc recently won an important journalism award by the Online News Association, but the photojournalist involved in the project has been missing for more than six months.
Merida Firefighters Face 20 Years in Prison for Video Mocking Maduro
A viral video featuring a donkey as Nicolás Maduro could cost a couple of Merida State firemen up to twenty years in jail for “inciting hate”.
PDVSA Involved in International Money Laundering Investigation
A group of Venezuelan citizens, including several former government officials, have been charged of laundering two billion dollars from PDVSA contracts in Andorra.
Armando.Info Gagged by CONATEL Under Court Order
Broadcasting authority Conatel informed four journalists of website Armando.Info that they’re now legally gagged. They can’t say or report anything related to CLAP businessman Alex Saab.
Deadly Raid Puts FAES Operations Under Scrutiny
A raid in Caracas where eight people were killed has put the spotlight on the special police group FAES. Along accusations of using excessive force, it has started to expand operations
Local Media Outlets Face Economic Demise
As the hegemony’s restrictions increase, local media in Venezuela face an existential threat thanks to the latest economic measures. And all over the country, some of them are closing shop for now… How do we know it’s not for good?
The Petro that Wasn’t There
For a supposed gamechanger in cryptocurrencies, the petro is almost impossible to find anywhere. A special report by Reuters doesn’t have many answers, but raises many questions instead.
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