Colombians Rejoice
Who needs a birth certificate when you have the TSJ?
Politics
Reality Czech
The chatter on the streets of Prague in November 1989 was...remarkable.
Human Rights Watch Explains Venezuela to the Pope (and Cardinal Tscherrig)
In a startlingly forthright Open Letter to Pope Francis that refuses to softball the gravity of the situation, HRW's José Manuel Vivancos walks the Vatican through how to avoid another fiasco.
The day when MUD met its followers
Yesterday in Caracas, the opposition wasn't just marching. It was telling its leaders how to march.
Diosdado Style
Watching him terrorize his opponents from a TV studio, it's easy to forget Diosdado Cabello is technically just another backbench MP.
The San Cristobal Moment [Updated with subtitles]
The clip from Táchira lasts 26 seconds. A kid gets right up — RIGHT up — in a riot cop's face. What follows...crystallizes the volcanic fury and the deep humanity behind Venezuela's protest movement in a way no staged moment ever could.
The Opposition is Violently Repressed Everywhere Except Caracas
Away from the big march in Caracas today, a day of violence throughout Venezuela as armed chavista civilian groups collude with the forces of order to intimidate and attack opposition marchers.
In Mérida, colectivos and the police team up to attack a peaceful march
In Mérida, the tight cooperation between chavista armed groups and the security forces today was blatant, and we have the videos to prove it.
Venezuela's Opposition Calls for Escalating Protest Agenda
Caracas witnessed a big, peaceful march today, and the opposition set a deepening protest agenda for the days to come.
This is how civil resistance works. For real.
As Venezuelans prepare to face down the dictatorship on the streets today, it's maybe not to late to brush up on this whole "civil resistance" thing.
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