Venezuelan Women Fight for Sexual and Reproductive Rights Amid a Humanitarian Crisis
The country has one of the most restrictive laws in the region while girls and women are particularly affected by scarcity, inflation and violence
Life
Another Byproduct of the Orinoco Mining Arc: Child Illiteracy
In the state of Bolívar, illiteracy is skyrocketing as parents leave to work in the mines
Satellite Images Show How Tocorón Became a Crime City
Satellite images show how a common prison spawned slums with streets, a pool and zoo area and even a baseball field
Not Your 2015 Digital Media Outlet
We onboarded fresh blood and are resuscitating blogging. It feels a bit like a back-to-origins album by an old songwriter, but it’s not the same. Check it out
Maduro Tries to Cheat in Human Rights Examination, Gets Caught Red Handed
The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela released its fourth comprehensive analysis on the country’s human rights situation, a detailed account on how the culture of systematic abuse changed to remain the same
Atrocities are Still Happening in Venezuela
More and more governments in the world are working to release Maduro from international isolation, as if nothing has happened. But the International Criminal Court is still working, and human rights continue to be under severe threat
The Oldest Lake in South America is Dying
After the lemma epidemic of previous years, a new pest (verdin) is plaguing Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo. The reason: oil leaks and human activity
Patria Dearest: Fortnights
We found the strangest of places to have our weekly family reunion: Fortnite
Patria Dearest: Toyota es Toyota
My family is returning to Venezuela for the first time in 8 years. I’m writing a series of blogs about my kids’ first encounter with la patria
Patria Dearest
My family is returning to Venezuela for the first time in 8 years. I’m writing a series of blogs about my kids’ first encounter with la patria
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