1810 and All That
Virtually everything you think you know about the revolt in Caracas on April 19th, 1810 is wrong. Then 207 years from now nobody will be able to make heads or tails of today's protests, either.
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The Brazilian Option
Human Rights Watch reports on the increasingly desperate Venezuelans fleeing to Brazil's Roraima State.
Do you know the Sánchez twins?
Chavismo lies. It also supports torture, disappearances, arbitrary arrests and mock trials.
Censorship, fake news, and the app that changed the game
The regime may have Communicational Hegemony. But we have Whatsapp.
It's a Question of Transcendence
Amid the generalized political turmoil of recent days, this Holy Week has been anything but holy. Here's a few things you should know about Venezuela, religion and politics.
When Repression is not Enough
A chilling, first-hand account of a doctor refusing to turn a battered protester in to "law enforcement" puts a new spin on the word "terrorist."
Journalists covering Venezuela’s protests face harassment nationwide
As broadcast media impose a virtual blackout on news about anti-government protest —on an April 12th, no less!— journalists nationwide face violence, intimidation and harassment as they try to do their jobs.
A broadening media black-out targets Venezuelan online video sites
The Venezuelan regime is moving to shut down access not just to broadcast media but even to online sources of video news, including even the National Assembly’s official online channel.
The Venezuelan regime needs street protests to become violent
An explosive report in El Nacional peels back the curtain on La Red: the government’s system for infiltrating opposition protests, turning them violent, and collecting intelligence in the process.
"A Week is a Long Time in Politics"
A Rip Van Winkle waking up from a week-long sleep today would hardly recognize the political moment Venezuela is now living.
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