On Educated Psychiatrists, Poetry and Genocide
Being evil, manipulative liars and cruel murderers doesn’t mean you can’t be smart or cultured. Unfortunately.
Life
The Gambian Scenario: How a Dictator Lost the Election He Rigged
After two decades of exceptionally tyrannical rule, almost nobody thought Yahya Jammeh would leave power through the ballot box. Least of all him. But that’s what happened.
Workplace Absenteeism Takes Over PDVSA Gas Anaco
Oil industry workers in Anaco don’t show up to work anymore. Why risk life and limb for salaries that just won’t put food on the table anymore?
Facing Harassment, Armando.info Journalists Flee the Country
Alex Saab had had just about enough of Armando.info airing out his dirty laundry in public. So he took to the courts and forced the site’s principals to run off to Colombia.
Seventeen Years On, Linda Loaiza Seeks Justice Long Denied
In 2001, she was the victim of a harrowing set of crimes that shocked the nation. Today, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights begins to hear her case.
The Storming of the Apostille
The long, spirit-debilitating process of getting an apostille stamp affixed to their official documents is the red tape nightmare separating Venezuelans from a life abroad.
The Prisons We Slowly Build For Ourselves
Venezuelans, in an effort to keep robbers and criminals out of their homes and businesses, build custom-made prisons to fence themselves in.
Democracy Retrenches Globally, Collapses Locally
For the first time since The Economist publishes its annual Democracy Index, Venezuela went from hybrid regime to authoritarian regime. Only 19 countries in the world are considered full democracies and 52 are in our new category.
Venezuela Ranked Last in the Rule of Law Index 2017-2018
The World Justice Project considers eight key factors to determine how and if governments uphold the law and if citizens can hold them accountable. Chavismo failed epically, as if officials from the government had gotten their degree at a Misión Sucre.
Anti-Hate Law Used to Harass Media
Security and intelligence agencies are enforcing the Anti-Hate Law, even though it stems from an illegitimate institution. First they went for protesters, now a Cumaná newspaper became the first in its kind to be under investigation.
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