Protests Outside the Bubble
While the media fixates on Caracas, yesterday saw tough protests all over Venezuela. Here we look at four that were brutally beat back by the police, in Aragua, Carabobo, Mérida and Táchira.
Politics
Too. Much. Tear Gas. (Some of it Red.)
Protests in Caracas were met with a shocking, shocking amount of tear gas today. Some of it red.
The Story of Roberto Enríquez
The leader of COPEI has sough protection in the Chilean Embassy after being accused of conspiracy and facing a military tribunal. One more notch in the political persecution belt of the Venezuelan government.
The Caracas Protest in Pictures
Because pictures of resistance are worth thousands and thousands of words. See you tomorrow!
It Was Just a Matter of Time
Henrique Capriles Radonski has been barred from running for public office for the next fifteen years.
Another Doozy from the TSJ
Tribunal Supremo de Justicia doubles down.
Getting the Carnet de la Patria
Eso es rapidito, they said, you’ll be home before breakfast, they said…
Caraqueños take a break from the Crisis to comment on the Crisis
People in Caracas had a lot to say about the constitutional crisis while standing in line for bread and getting their cell-phones stolen. Few believe what they're told, and the ones that do, struggle to care.
¿Ecuador el nuevo Venezuela?
El nuevo presidente ecuatoriano deberá gobernar un país en donde la mitad de su población cuestiona su legitimidad, con una compleja situación económica y entre profundo escepticismo hacia la autoridad electoral. Esto ya ha pasado antes, ¿Verdad?
Aristóbulo, a Time Machine, and Decision 156
This week’s bizarre constitutional crisis has been many things. Here’s one we tend to overlook: it’s been a stomach-churning desecration of the resource nationalism that once defined the Venezuelan left.
Caracas Chronicles is 100% reader-supported.
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.
Donate