The Elderly Are Being Discriminated Under the Pandemic
While the Nicolás Maduro government is suggesting discriminatory measures against older people, civilians are building new networks and projects to protect them
Life
Venezuelan Migrants Face Uncertainty Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil
Venezuelans in Brazil were having a hard time getting on their feet even before coronavirus hit; now, it’s truly a struggle for survival
Tracking Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees
There’s a lot we know about Venezuelan migrants and refugees. As far as what we don’t know, we’re now getting new information that tracks where Venezuelans are, in what conditions, and their intentions to stay—or return
What’s My Color?
Living in multicultural Toronto, the Black Lives Matter movement is experienced in different ways. This is what it means for my own complex Latina identity
UCAB’s Zero Tolerance Policy for Abuse
The Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) has become the first private Venezuelan university to create a protocol for sexual abuse prevention and gender or sexual identity discrimination—and it's tending also to harassment complaints
Museums and Galleries Fight (on Their Own) to Stay Alive
In January, Chávez’s “cultural revolution,” which reduced to a monochromatic red a whole palette of administrations and symbols, will turn twenty years old. The damage is extensive, but not all is lost
The Surprising Case of Venezuela: a Society Without a Justice System
What’s really extraordinary is that we aren’t more violent and that we solve some conflicts in a rational way, when we’re in a country where the justice system is out of reach or doesn’t work
Ignored by the State, Venezuelan Women Rely on NGOs
The quarantine caused an upsurge of the already alarming gender-based violence. And women’s organizations do whatever they can to protect them
PDVSA Turns a Blind Eye to Oil Spills in Venezuela
As PDVSA remains silent about the oil spill in El Palito, experts struggle to assess the damages to the Venezuelan coasts
Professors: From Riches to Rags
Professors in Venezuela used to do well enough to sustain themselves and their families. With their current wages, they’re a step away from starving
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