Mapping Quarantined Caracas
You may be able to force caraqueños to wear masks, but in a city where most people can’t afford to stay at home for days, it will be a paramount challenge to enforce a quarantine. Even for a dictatorship.
Life
Even in a Pandemic, Pressures Against the Press Continue
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said that press workers would be allowed to work during the social quarantine, yet some reporters and outlets found out that pledge isn't being kept.
Women Are on the First Line of Defense Against COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone and everything. However, there are particular challenges for women in the current situation, at a global scale.
Stranded in Romania Because of COVID-19
The disruption of our lives due to the pandemic has many faces. In this story, a Venezuelan citizen living in the United States is suddenly isolated from her loved ones and must find a way back home.
Just Another Apocalypse in Maracaibo
Under quarantine because of COVID-19, Venezuela’s second city is now dealing with that “beginning of the end” feeling… again.
No Strategy Is Bulletproof Against COVID-19
During this global pandemic, we recount the facts about coronavirus, what’s being done around the world to fight it and what specific challenges Venezuela has at curtailing the disease.
Caught in a Perfect Storm
Disinformation, a complex humanitarian emergency, and a government with no credibility: this is the context when COVID-19 reaches Venezuela.
The Most Wanted Man Raps Against FAES
During rush hour on February 26th, the regime’s death squad killed four members of the gang led by El Coqui, on a highway full of commuters. Now the urban warlord declares war... with a song.
A Dangerous Step Towards More Internet Censorship
Conatel's proposal for an internet exchange point (IXP) could be helpful in principle, but given the hegemony's nefarious history of online practices, it can also be a double-edged sword.
“As An Oil Producing Country, We Have An Obligation to Address Climate Change”
Alejandro Álvarez Iragorry, general coordinator of the NGO Clima 21, explains how climate change can be affecting Venezuela, and how little we know about it.
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