Translated by Rebecca Hanson, originally published here.
Just looking at the current events section in the country’s newspapers is enough to take notice of the horror that worsens in our day to day. In Venezuela we are all …
In stoking an alarmist view the migrant caravan currently making its way through Mexico, the White House has painted the march as a product of sinister Venezuelan influence in the hemisphere. Yet like much of the Trump Administration’s rhetoric on …
World Food Day (October 16) underlined the fact that in Venezuela, nourishment has become the main currency of wealth, well-being and social control. Catholic charity Cáritas released data showing that in some places in the country 53% of households recur …
“The new Spanish government is going to put more emphasis, if possible, on the need to find political solutions to the situation in Venezuela, which won’t get resolved with only sanctions,” declared Spain’s Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell.
He made these …
US Senator and Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker traveled to Venezuela with his top aid Caleb McCarry. On Monday, October 8, they met with government officials, including President Nicolás Maduro, opposition politicians, as well as a small …
The mysterious death of city councilman of the Libertador Municipality (Caracas) Fernando Albán has shaken up Venezuelan politics. While the government says he committed suicide by jumping out of a tenth story window of the intelligence police (SEBIN) headquarters, the …
On September 26, the United Nations Human Rights Council published a declaration that expresses concern for the “grave violations of human rights” in Venezuela and urges the government to cooperate with the office of the high commissioner for human rights. …
On September 27, David Smilde spoke on CNN Español in the wake of this week’s news that U.S. President Donald Trump would be willing to meet with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. As Smilde notes, Maduro’s eagerness to meet with Trump is …
Regional actors continue to take measures regarding Venezuela, and discuss what should be done. On Thursday, September 27 Organization of American States Secretary General argued that the international community had the “responsibility to protect,” Venezuela. He suggested that he would …
On Tuesday the U.S. government added several new names to its targeted sanctions list against Venezuelan elites, bringing the total number of Venezuelan individuals sanctioned by the United States since 2008 to 88. The latest announcement is notable in that …
