No place in Venezuela has been hit harder by the recent violence than San Cristóbal, the city of 650,000 up in the Andes, where the current bout of protests started 18 days ago. Last night, authorities shut down internet service to the whole town.
Here’s the thing to keep in mind about the escalating protests in Venezuela and, especially, the very heavy-handed repression they’re being met with: this never would’ve happened when...
Listen and understand. The game changed in Venezuela last night. What had been a slow-motion unravelling that had stretched out over many years went kinetic all of a...
This testimony belongs to a friend. It was posted in Spanish on his Facebook wall. Altamira, February 19th 2014. “After the second sweep of Plaza Altamira we took...
UPDATE: The block has been lifted… Disturbingly, my last post has been reported to Facebook as “Dangerous Content” and blocked from distribution. Please share the link on Facebook,...
FEBRUARY 20TH, 2014 Dear International Editor: Listen and understand. The game changed in Venezuela last night. What had been a slow-motion unravelling that had stretched out over many...
Tonight, Venezuela is seeing a spasm of violence that’s unlike anything the country has experienced since 1989. Information is fragmented, since an almost complete media black-out is in...
Esta noche, Venezuela sufre una ola de violencia a una escala que no se veía desde 1989. La informacion es fragmentaria, ya que hay un casi total apagón...
From the wee hours, the National Guard blocked all access to Municipio Libertador, barring any chance that the march could reach the Ministry of Justice. Heavy riot police...
Two days after announcing it in a video message, Leopoldo López surrendered himself to the National Guard today in Caracas. After the march he called for was stopped...
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