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...
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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...
María Corina Appealed Her Ban
After a surprise announcement by the United States Embassy for Venezuela, María Corina Machado attended the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and appealed her ban from running for office.
Oil Flush and Broken Schools
The Venezuelan government is increasing its spending by almost 40% in 2024 and seeking more oil projects. Meanwhile, schoolchildren are staying home.
Bellum Esequiba
The government announced the creation of the new Guayana Esequiba state… administratively based in Tumeremo, Bolívar. The Maduro regime also gave an ultimatum for oil companies operating in...
Chavismo's Esequibo Quagmire
Despite extremely low turnout reported throughout the country, Amoroso’s CNE assures -with numbers that changed overnight- that over 10 million Venezuelans participated in the Esequibo referendum. The reality,...
María Corina's Adventures In Inhabilitación-Land
A few hours before the November 30th deadline ended, the mechanism to review bans from running for office was just announced: candidates must appeal their bans between December...
November 30th Is Here
The US Department of State’s deadline —part of the carrot-and-stick sanctions relief— is here: the government was supposed to free political prisoners and create a mechanism to lift...
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