Don't Expect a Bloodbath in Venezuela's Elections
Polarization is dissipating, the colectivos are now merchants and crime rates are at their lowest points in the last 25 years. In Venezuela, there is no gunpowder for an armed confrontation.
Tag: crime
Two New Books Continue Exploring Venezuela’s Paradox of Violence
The international academia is still trying to figure out how an oil bonanza translated into extreme violence and overspread corruption. Here’s a review of a couple of interesting titles
Ecuador Is A Warning For A Post-Chavista Venezuela
Ecuador's organized crime crisis could be a warning for a post-Chavista Venezuela, when democracy will try to reassert itself in institutions and break the coexistence Chavismo fostered with criminal non-state actors.
Venezuela’s Neverending Prison Crisis
The story of Tocorón is just another chapter of a complex prison crisis that Chavismo just let run rampant
Satellite Images Show How Tocorón Became a Crime City
Satellite images show how a common prison spawned slums with streets, a pool and zoo area and even a baseball field
Tocorón Reveals Maduro’s Strategy to Regain Control of the Country
Tren de Aragua's almost unscathed escape from Tocorón is only a small fraction of the bigger picture: a shift in the Venezuelan regime’s security strategy to regain state control over its territory
What's Behind the Siege of Tocorón?
Journalist Ronna Rísquez explained what's behind the government's crackdown on Venezuela's most notorious prison
Putting Out Fires with Gasoline: How Police Brutality in Caracas Is Making Things Worse
On January 8th, a conflict among gangs in southwestern Caracas ended with a heavy police intervention and 23 dead. This is how the confluence of violent actors is felt in the community
Building Hope Against the Violence of Petare
Residents of Petare endure daily urban warfare and their fear of crime is way deeper than their fear of COVID-19. A couple of organizations, though, are doing their best to rekindle the community’s dreams
Flying Kites in El Cementerio
For the young men of impoverished areas everywhere, crime is a way into peer acceptance and respect. But in a Caracas barrio, children are breaking that cycle in quite creative ways
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