A Second-Generation Venezuelan’s Take on Anti-Venezuelan Xenophobia
Indifference, commiseration and hate based on fake news: the specter of attitudes toward our story has changed in the U.S., not always for the better
Politics
Passport Revocations in Venezuela: Low-Cost Post-Electoral Repression
Since the presidential election, an undetermined number of people found their passports annulled, sometimes when trying to leave Venezuela. Among them are journalists and activists
Following The Elections, Chavismo Is Demolishing the Municipal Opposition
Since the presidential campaign, tens of mayors and council members have been detained, barred or removed
Machine Learning to Verify Maduro's Loss
I trained a model to assess if the opposition, as CNE claims, is attempting a fraud. Numbers did not lie
Maduro Suppressed Protests with Repression. Are There Other Ways to Fracture the Regime?
The regime’s paranoia and cruelty is a double-edged sword: it can be an effective survival tool but also a self-destructive force #OptionsOnTheTable
César Andrés Meneses: Swallowed By the Venezuelan Penitentiary System
Damelis Meneses, mother of César Andrés Meneses, saw him for the last time on August 31 when he was transferred from Maturín to an unknown destination
Distracting Shenanigans During Venezuela's Post Electoral Dead Calm
The opaque saga of Edmundo Gonzalez’s departure spirals out while some people in social media donate money to fund a Venezuelan Bay of Pigs. Don’t say nothing is happening
The Guatemalan Precedent: How Europe Can Stand Firm on Democracy for Venezuela
Just a year ago, the EU promoted the successful inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala, the country’s first anti-establishment president in decades. The 27 must replicate those pro-democracy pressures in Venezuela, albeit its challenges
We Are Not Stupid
The democratic leadership can’t make the mistake of dismissing the common sense of the millions of Venezuelans who voted for the man that left the country. What’s happening is troubling and the people deserve answers
Wladimir Piñera: Snatched From His Mother’s Arms
Wladimir Piñera was walking with his mother when he was detained. His family remains uncertain of his whereabouts
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