Organizing the Venezuelan Opposition Primaries Abroad
NGOs and parties around the world came together to organize an election for hundreds of thousands of dispersed Venezuelan voters
Politics
Can the Barbados Agreement Restore Electoral Conditions in Venezuela?
Eugenio Martinez, one of the more respected Venezuelan election experts, estimates how much the electorate, in Venezuela and abroad, must expect from now to April 2024
Washington Lifted Key Sanctions on the Maduro Regime. Now What?
On Wednesday, October 18th, the Biden administration lifted a critical bundle of economic measures against state-owned companies. Here’s what we know and what they mean
According to Polls, the Primaries Raised Venezuelans' Spirits
Expert pollster Félix Seijas explains how the old culture of vote in Venezuela has resurfaced around this Sunday’s event, even after so much trauma and with enduring caution
A Custom-Made Anti-Primaries “Opposition”
Chavista-controlled media and institutions are pushing an anti-primaries narrative through nominally opposition figures, coming hands clean and validating their attacks
Capriles and the Death of the Old Guard
The man who almost defeated Chavismo ten years ago checked out of the opposition primary election race with dwindling numbers and a weak excuse
Venezuela’s Neverending Prison Crisis
The story of Tocorón is just another chapter of a complex prison crisis that Chavismo just let run rampant
Venezuelan Women Fight for Sexual and Reproductive Rights Amid a Humanitarian Crisis
The country has one of the most restrictive laws in the region while girls and women are particularly affected by scarcity, inflation and violence
Will Maduro Escalate the Esequibo Conflict?
Chavismo is using Guyana’s oil activity in disputed waters—and its support by the US—to galvanize the population and sabotage the opposition primaries with a referendum
Another Byproduct of the Orinoco Mining Arc: Child Illiteracy
In the state of Bolívar, illiteracy is skyrocketing as parents leave to work in the mines
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