Merida Firefighters Face 20 Years in Prison for Video Mocking Maduro
A viral video featuring a donkey as Nicolás Maduro could cost a couple of Merida State firemen up to twenty years in jail for “inciting hate”.
Life
Closed Shops Become The New Normal One Month After The Madurazo
After a month of Maduro’s new economic measures, what’s life like on the formerly crowded streets of Caracas? Lots of closed shops, and not a lot of hope.
LGBTI Parade in CDMX: Inclusion, Freedom and Tolerance Abroad
There’s a lot being done for LGBTI rights in Latin America. While we fight a dictatorship to cover basic needs and for our freedom, other countries in the region are taking steps towards becoming more progressive, free and tolerant societies.
Brief History of Political Persecution in Venezuela
Suppressed voices of dissent can be found all throughout Venezuelan history. From the time we were a Spanish colony to the 21st century, governments haven’t been precisely tolerant or open to independent thought or opposition.
It’s the Authors!
We’re celebrating Caracas Chronicles’ 16th anniversary today. Thanks for sticking around for this long. Here’s to many more!
Venezuelan Schools Face a Pitch-Black Near Future
It will take several generations of educated citizens to fix our country, but schools are forbidden to increase tuition fees, and still parents can’t afford private education anymore. Also, teachers leave the classrooms to make more money elsewhere, and students drop out because of the high cost of uniforms and school supplies.
How Valuable Is Immigration for Society?
More than 1,500 people entered The Economist’s Open Future essay contest and one of its four finalists in the Open Borders category was our very own Juan Carlos Gabaldón. Here’s his essay for you.
Venezuelans Who Stayed Need More than Your Money
The Venezuelan diaspora has a vital role that isn’t often mentioned. Sending money, food or medicine, is only part of it. But our diaspora can help by offering moral support, advice, words of encouragement and a virtual shoulder to lean on, too.
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Country Scorned
The way Henrique Capriles Radonski is being accused of corruption, sans evidence or trial, is horrendous and reactionary, and we have a former caprilieber to tell us why.
Children with Hurler Syndrome Lack of Medication and Proper Treatment
Almost two years ago, the Dr. Pastor Oropeza Venezuelan Institute of Social Security in Barquisimeto stopped receiving Aldurazyme, the medicine used to treat Hurler Syndrome in children from Lara and Portuguesa states.
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