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
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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
The Unexpected Comeback of DirecTV
As soon as DirecTV ceased operations in Venezuela, its return began gestating. Now it’s back under a new administration—and a little capitulation at Miraflores—proving that good things also happen around here
Venezuela, Where Health Workers Face the Worst of COVID-19
Dozens have been infected. More than 60 have died. Here, doctors and nurses are so ill-protected that they account for a third of all officially reported deaths from coronavirus
More People Than We're Told Are Dying in Venezuela From COVID-19
A recent piece by ArmandoInfo gives us very concrete hints at just how bad the COVID-19 pandemic is in Venezuela, and how chavismo is underreporting its tallies
The Year We Changed Forever, and Some
The last semester of 2019 and the first of 2020 will be remembered for its breakdown of our political illusion and the unavoidable effects of the pandemic. What's ahead of us, then?
The Venezuelan Crisis Drives Nurses into Domestic Work
For them, day-to-day life is an exercise of resilience. Money is never enough, but they face hardships with faith, love and cooperation
Who Pays for Venezuelan Journalism?
We usually talk about harassment and censorship, but there’s another threat we don’t mention often: the problems the media has to face to support itself, in Venezuela and the rest of the world
Tales of a Displaced Youth: Daniela
Migrating alone is one of the hardest experiences anyone can go through, a lesson Daniela was about to get when she left Venezuela in 2018. Her determination, though, was bound to give her a hand
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