How COVID-19, or Something Like It, Killed Pablo
The names and locations of this story have been changed to protect the victims. The rest, the dollarized everything, the wrecked hospital, the overcrowded morgue, the corrupt funeral home, is all real
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The Sordid Tale of Returned Venezuelan Migrants
According to the de facto regime, some 22,654 Venezuelans who had migrated decided to return at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. They must now endure the vengeance of resentful authorities
Entering Venezuela Through No Man’s Land
Leaving or entering Venezuela through the border with Colombia is an excruciating experience for most. A select few, however, go through Maicao on a VIP route still fraught with surrealism, corruption, misery and danger
Chavismo Drops the Ball: Sports on the Brink
The arrest of the president of the Venezuelan Soccer Federation is the more recent milestone in a series of events that show how, no matter the discipline, Venezuelan sports have also been taken over by the national crisis
Tales of a Displaced Youth: Hernán
The story of this Computer Engineering student shows how many of us are learning to deal with uncertainty, not in Venezuela but abroad, under the combination of immigration laws and pandemic restrictions
Chavismo Barricades Venezuela
In 2014, Nicolás Maduro complained about civilians barricading the streets with debris. Six years later and that's what his government does, to block transit and lower the spread of COVID-19
Forced to Return… Only to Leave Again
Leaving isn’t easy, and neither is coming back to an old reality that you now have to endure indefinitely because of the pandemic
Stuck at Venezuela’s Border with COVID-19 All Around
The vulnerability that drove many Venezuelans to leave their home country has increased because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These migrants now face discrimination on the journey back
Tales of a Displaced Youth: José
Leaving your country of origin to look for a new job is quite the task, especially for those who have to learn a new language. This is the story of José Aceto, who climbed German mountains—and prevailed
What’s the Population of Venezuela?
Asdrúbal Baptista, guardian angel of historical data on the Venezuelan economy, died last month at the age of 73. Here's why his work is essential to understanding Venezuela today
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