How Do You Say Sippenhaft in Venezuelan?
Rocío San Miguel –an activist and military affairs specialist who directs the military watchdog Control Ciudadano– was arrested alongside five relatives and former partners.
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Guyanese G.I. Joes? 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇾
Following increased tensions with Venezuela over the disputed Esequibo territory, the United States increased in “urgent military aid” to Guyana, helping it purchase new aircraft, helicopters, military drones...
The Second Coming of Sanctions
The United States reinstalled sanctions on Venezuelan gold after the Supreme Tribunal of Justice ratified the bans on opposition candidates. The U.S. also said that oil and gas...
Barbados, Thank You for the Music
Following a wave of repression, Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) announced the decisions on the bans from running for office appealed by opposition politicians through the mechanism agreed...
Píntame Angelitos Rojos
Following Maduro’s announcement of Furia Bolivariana, a “civic-military-police plan” to “confront conspiracies”, the headquarters of some political parties and civil associations were vandalized on the morning of January...
Furia Bolivariana
Following the arrest of union leader Víctor Venegas in Barinas and the resurrection of the Anti-NGO Law bill, Maduro announces a “civil-military-police plan” to “confront conspirators.”
A Point of No Return for Civil Society?
The National Assembly began a “popular consultation” process for a law to supervise and control, and even close, NGOs operating in Venezuela. The bill was approved in the...
2024: Year of the Dragon
The electoral year is here. Will Venezuela endure six more years of Maduro or will it finally move towards a democratic transition? Well, the dragon represents good luck...
Your Best Shot at Understanding Venezuela. Here's Our 2023 Editor's Pick.
In Caracas Chronicles, following a trimester of tiring work and surprising totally-unexpected news, we decided to choose ten pieces written throughout the year that explain Venezuela in 2023...
A Hero's Welcome for a DEA Informant
The U.S. just released Maduro’s crony Alex Saab, who was in custody in Miami, in exchange Venezuelan political prisoners and American citizens imprisoned in Venezuela, according to AP...
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