During Carlos Andrés Pérez’s first presidency, a law was passed so Venezuela could benefit the most from oil revenue. It was well thought out and, most importantly, well executed. It would change our relationship with our natural resources forever.
Guaranteeing a country’s national security and the human rights of migrants and refugees at the same time is a struggle. Every country has the right to determine who can stay and this right must be respected. However, the humanitarian crisis makes it imperative for countries to offer solutions and options to collectively preserve their rights.
The Orinoco river reached and surpassed the biggest flood level in its history. Meanwhile, the government's negligence has left 11,000 people without a place to stay or food on their tables.
Everyone’s worried about the consequences that Maduro’s paquetazo will unleash upon the Venezuelan economy. People calling this plan, which will surely fail, neoliberal are either irresponsible or ignorant.
It depends on when you left, it depends on where you are and if you’re happy there. We all know why people leave Venezuela, but it’s mostly slow and difficult to start calling that new place “home”.
#BoardingPaz. Entradas a un país migrante is a multimedia conference that centers around the issues Venezuelan immigrants face all around the world. How do we relate to the immigration process and phenomenon? But most importantly: how do we talk about it?
Turns out, it’s not only chavistas who remain in denial, who alter and distort reality or have trouble admitting and dealing with facts and existing, real life problems. Now, these problems extend to opposition leaders and citizens, too.
During the 19th century, many Venezuelan cities modernized and found ways to implement the technology available to them. Maracaibo, despite everything that happens today, was the first town to use electricity for public lighting.
The government created the carnet de la patria as an instrument for control and discrimination. Nonetheless, the fact that we’ve rendered it pointless or might do so, was something the government didn’t consider.
Investigative journalism site Armando.Info suffered a new attack, on two fronts this time: four members of their staff were forbidden to leave the country and its website was blocked in Venezuela.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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