All kinds of irregularities surround the incarceration of more than 800 political prisoners in Venezuela, among them the first vice-president of the National Assembly. Are they still isolated, waiting for their fates to be decided over a talk in Norway?
“Rodríguez, María Fernanda” and her people are a microcosmos of poverty in Venezuela, telling us how life got so much worse. Still, defeat is rare in the Caribbean: despair and joy go hand in hand.
Let’s look carefully at the unprecedented combination of factors that keeps Venezuela in this unbearable state. Let’s try to answer the questions few dare to ask.
While the dictatorship blames the U.S. for the deaths at Caracas Children’s Hospital, the causes seem to be negligence, underfunding and the international agreement for bone marrow transplants, before the OFAC sanctions.
States like Zulia, Tachira, Merida and Lara got the short end of the stick when it comes to gasoline supply and distribution. Experts warn that Caracas will catch up and will soon have to endure several day long lines for fuel, it’s only a matter of time.
One month ago, deputy Gilber Caro, one of the regime’s usual suspects was taken by SEBIN. Since then, neither his family or Voluntad Popular, same party of caretaker President Guaidó, have heard from him. He disappeared. Why?
When chavismo talks about “things returning to normal” regarding energy, it means “normal in Caracas.” Most of the nation suffers daily blackouts that freeze people’s lives, institutions and erodes their minds. This is how you live with a broken infrastructure.
Depriving the public of the access to accurate and timely information is one of the cornerstones of domination and fear. But in a failed state like Venezuela, even self-proclaimed democrats and international institutions use it for their own ends.
A fifty-page long report published earlier this week by the human rights organization presents strong evidence on extrajudicial executions, disproportionate use of lethal force, and illegal arrests.
Be aware: chavismo will try to use the Norwegian offer to conduct a new round of negotiations that buys it more time, fooling everyone again. The question is if Venezuelans (and the international community) will accept it.how
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