While the Giant Sleeps, Maduro Goes All In
Using the TSJ to take over main opposition parties right after appointing the new CNE board of authorities, the regime wiped out the chances of de-escalation and doesn’t expect there will be a price to pay
Politics
Maduro Is Quietly Rebuilding the State TV Propaganda Apparatus
Behind the end of DirecTV in Venezuela, there’s a 21st century dictatorship desperate to recover a lost channel to spread its message
When the U.S. Tried to Hit Chávez with Rock and Roll
A recently released document shows that the National Endowment for Democracy tried to promote free speech in Venezuela in 2011 through local rock bands. But there’s a lot more to that story
The Humanitarian Agreement Between Maduro’s Regime and the National Assembly, Explained
Chavismo's Ministry of Health and the National Assembly’s public health advisor signed an agreement with PAHO to handle the pandemic in Venezuela. What does it mean—and how is it even possible?
When Did Venezuelan Democracy Die?
In December 2015 Venezuelan democracy took one big gasp for air, and chavismo decided that it would be its last. The murder weapons? CNE and TSJ
Benigno Alarcón: ‘Relying on Outside Players and Disempowering Society Was a Mistake’
The director of UCAB’s Political Studies Center sees an opposition of questionable credibility, both inside and outside Venezuela
PRR Highlights: THEY KNEW
Behind the curtain of Operation Gedeon
Venezuelan Human Rights Group Under Attack
Human rights NGO Provea finds itself the target of a barrage of accusations by the Maduro regime. The crime? Advocating for due process and basic rights
Yes, a Crisis Could Bring More Authoritarianism. Ask a Venezuelan
While risks for freedom increase in several countries, Venezuelans already know how an autocracy keeps society from working together to face a crisis
The Macutazo: Timeline of an Absurd Military Adventure
In the hope of understanding the news of failed armed incursions allegedly led by a former Green Beret, let’s put some events together to see them in the light of what we really know
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