The Venezuelan government deals with foreign journalists by accusing them of spying, then arresting and deporting them. Tubazo: we have the BBC on the record saying its reporters are not spies.
Like Mandela in South Africa, a viable opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela must establish himself as the best alternative for the government, maintain control of his party, and have strong support from a rival voting base.
As Copei —one of Venezuela's traditional Big Two political parties— faces outright extinction, we look back at the rise and fall (and fall and fall) of one of the institutional cornerstones of contemporary Venezuela.
“So, just to clarify, you’re not an ‘ultra-rightist’ are you?” He laughed. “No, I don’t think so,” he said. And that’s where the interview began.
Mansion's Bakery, blocks away from Miraflores, is the latest casualty in the government's war on bread. It's also proof that people do go out and protest, until repression arrives, of course.
In 2011, the United Nations declared internet access a Human Right, but news never made it to Venezuela. Maybe it’s still buffering.
TFW you confidently tell someone "we'll see how this holds up in six months!" And then six months pass. And they were totally right.
After thirteen years of waiting, three victims of political discrimination finally get their day in court. Here's why it amounts to more than just a moral victory.
How does a twitter-happy catholic priest manage to break attendance records for Monday morning mass during a long weekend? In a country in crisis, anything is possible.
Just like tear gas, the Venezuelan government's feminist rhetoric has become harder and harder to swallow.
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