Infiltrating the verbena ñángara downtown: Chavismo's 19-A
We sent our intrepid reporter Gaby J. Miller to hang out on Avenida Bolívar yesterday. Bizarrely enough, what she found was a party atmosphere.
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Venezuela on the March: Reaction
The day ends with two dead, many tear gassed, news blacked out, and a regime that looks every bit as hopeless but also every bit as strong as it did this morning. Normal.
Meet the Opposition Leaders the Government has Banned from Even Running for Office
Inhabilitaciones have become the government's go-to mechanism for cherry-picking its opponents. Here's a refresher for those who've lost count.
It's a Question of Transcendence
Amid the generalized political turmoil of recent days, this Holy Week has been anything but holy. Here's a few things you should know about Venezuela, religion and politics.
The March the Government Forgot to Repress
On a drizzly Jueves Santo, thousands of opositores marched through the west of Caracas. The cops didn't show up; the march was perfectly calm. Here's the story of an afternoon that drove a stake through the government's propaganda line.
When Repression is not Enough
A chilling, first-hand account of a doctor refusing to turn a battered protester in to "law enforcement" puts a new spin on the word "terrorist."
Let's send this poor GNB on Easter Week Vacation
Caracas Chronicles is committed to social justice. Please spare a moment of your day to help this government oppressor get his deserved holiday travel.
The kind of Easter Week chavismo is having
According to the government, this past week has been all about fried fish, pristine beaches, and no dead protesters.
The Tear Gas and the Glory
As I rushed the dictatorship’s goons, surrounded by a swarm of fellow protesters, I suddenly realized: this is exhilarating.
MALDITO! MALDITOOOOO!
The President’s choice to allow angry people in San Félix to come near him may have been a blunder.
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