45% of Teachers Have Left the Classroom
Underpaid Venezuelan teachers leave schools, both private and public. o: who’s going to shape Venezuela’s future?
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No Use Crying Over Spilled Malk: It’s Not Milk
Just another item on chavismo's cruel procedure list: the irresponsible distribution of products that satiate hunger, but are far from being nutritious.
He Held No Grudges: The Death that Stopped Millennial Twitter in its Tracks
As young people heard of USB’s student leader Mauro Cayama’s passing, Twitter became an X-Ray of the Venezuelan millennial soul.
Inter-American System Stands Up for Kids with Kidney Disease
After several kids died from contracting infections in the hospital last year, the IACHR granted precautionary measures to kidney transplant patients in the JM de los Ríos Hospital.
Visiting the Teleferico: An Act of Defiance, Not Treason
A blackout left people trapped in the Teleférico de Caracas. Instead of blaming an incompetent government, people called victims “traitors” for trying to live a normal life.
The WSJ Editorial Board Throws a Jab at The Petro
If the petro hadn’t gotten enough of a beating this week, the WSJ whacks it again. Hard.
A Tale of Two Maracaibos: Venezuelans Flee in Unprecedented Numbers
The numbers keep mounting: Venezuela’s migrant crisis is on a massive scale, and growing. With three million already gone, how many more people can we afford to lose?
OAS calls upon Venezuela to reconsider the April 22nd presidential elections
With 19 votes in favor, 8 abstentions and only 5 voted against, the OAS approved a resolution that expresses the region’s growing concern regarding the April 22 elections as well as the humanitarian and human rights crises.
Ideological Blindness of UN Expert is a Triumph for Venezuelan State Propaganda
Alfred De Zayas denies humanitarian crisis after meetings with 16 ministries and top government officials. He obviously didn’t visit any hospitals or take the subway.
Following Maduro's Sign Language Video, Deaf Venezuelans Speak Out
After Nicolás Maduro’s video on Sunday, there was a time for memes and now it’s time for being serious. CONSORVEN is serious in its fight for inclusion, accessibility and guaranteeing the rights of the deaf community and people with disabilities.
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