Maduro Pandemic Response Gets International Criticism
Human Rights Watch and Johns Hopkins University flag the attempt by the regime to hide its responsibility behind the US sanctions
Life
Shutting Down DirecTV: Who’s Really to Blame?
Did U.S. sanctions cause the closing of Venezuela’s biggest pay-TV service? Or was it the hegemony’s fault? Perhaps it wasn’t a political decision, but a business one...
93 Stories to Understand Our Country’s Gastronomy
Geografía Gastronómica Venezolana, by Ramón David León, was published for the first time 66 years ago. It’s now available in English and in different reading formats
Why Is DirecTV Leaving Venezuela?
Entertainment options are narrowing as the feeling of isolation increases. But why is this happening and what can we expect to happen next?
To Lift or Not to Lift the Lockdown
Most Venezuelans want the lockdown to be lifted, but many are ignoring the most important question: how to do it
Sold Off As a Prostitute in Trinidad
A shipwreck saved her the first time, but the human trafficking ring that works from Güiria to Trinidad and Tobago came back to get her one year later
Returning: A New Challenge for Venezuelan Migrants
Many Venezuelans who left the country are now going back, over hardships worsened by the COVID-19 crisis. Many think that if you're going to suffer, better do it at home
A Mathematical Model Suggests COVID-19 Is Far From Controlled in Venezuela
Although the number of COVID-19 cases hasn’t collapsed Venezuela's health system yet, there's reason to believe that the worst is about to come
Factories of Death: the Jails of the Maduro Era
On May 1st, 47 prisoners were executed in a confusing event in Guanare. Venezuela has a horrible history of prison massacres
Praying for Wilexis
A gang-war that endangers over 500,000 people has just exploded in Petare, and the neighbors of the barrio pray for sunrise—and even for the criminals themselves
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