Zoë Clara Dutka - Venezuelanalysis.com Over the weekend, a panel of psychologists convened to discuss the societal tension that has built up since violent protest broke out in Venezuela, in February. They determined that dialogue-friendly spaces and a feeling of general safety have been compromised dramatically. The fatal shooting of a woman waiting on line to buy food Saturday highlighted fiercely...
One of the ten people most wanted by Interpol in Spain was arrested yesterday in San Cristobal, while leading disturbances there, according to National Bolivarian Police (PNB) state coordinator, Yolmar Garcia. read more ...
University authorities in the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) and other key autonomous universities are “creating the conditions” for a “silent” or forced strike, according to Jennifer Mujica, a UCV student representative. read more ...
The Tower of David is an abandoned skyscraper in the centre of Caracas which has become home to 3,000 people. Reuters photographer Jorge Silva documents life in the world's tallest vertical slum Read more about the inhabitants here ...
Dear readers. I am going to be forced to cover less Venezuela events in the next crucial days, and with less details. My S.O. of 15 years has a cancer that may be terminal and we only found out late February. That would explain all the health problems he has had since last October. It also explains why I am in Caracas for now over a month. Dealing with the current situation in Venezuela,...
Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com As it is prone to do, the private media has invented a new thing. In both English and Spanish they are calling it colectivos, and these collectives are meant to be irrational, cruel, grotesque armed motorbike riders who “enforce” the revolution and are responsible for most of the current violence. read more ...
A new campus of the Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV) has been inaugurated in Venezuela's Falcon state. The UBV offers free degree courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. read more ...
The headquarters of the Venezuelan government's housing mission and an adjacent pre-school have been attacked by anti-government groups, according to authorities. read more ...
Roberto Lovato - The Nation Roberto Lovato speaks with Luis Britto García about the role of the media in the current political conflict in Venezuela. read more ...
Nicolas Maduro- New York Times The recent protests in Venezuela have made international headlines. Much of the foreign media coverage has distorted the reality of my country and the facts surrounding the events. Venezuelans are proud of our democracy. We have built a participatory democratic movement from the grass roots that has ensured that both power and resources are equitably distributed among...
Yesterday evening, the Supreme Court of Venezuela ruled to uphold the removal of former deputy of the National Assembly (AN), Maria Corina Machado. Assembly president Diosdado Cabello had called for her dismissal last week. read more ...
Government says system will stop people overbuying groceries for resale but critics say it's the first step towards rationing Battling food shortages, the Venezuelan government is rolling out a new ID system that is either a grocery loyalty card with extra muscle or the most dramatic step yet towards rationing in Venezuela, depending on who is describing it. President Nicolás Maduro's administration...
Vía Campesina We, Vía Campesina Internacional, the international peasant movement that brings together over 200 million families in 77 countries, express our solidarity with the Venezuelan people, their peasant movement Bolivarian Revolution – currently the victim of an imperialist crusade that, together with reactionary right-wing forces, conspires within Venezuela and abroad in an attempt to retake...
London, 1st April 2014 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan police and military forces have managed to clear militant opposition street barricades from the main avenues of the city of San Cristóbal, official and independent sources confirm. read more ...
Ongoing protests in Venezuela are undermining human rights, according to Ombudswoman Gabriela Ramírez, who believes media inaccuracy contributes to the prolongation of these infringements. Meanwhile in Washington, U.S. senator Marco Rubio presented Congress with a mistaken photo while petitioning for sanctions against Venezuela. read more ...
Today was a recrudescence of barricades in some areas. Protests are not dwindling. I was surprised this morning at 7 AM with all roads blocked out of El Cafetal on my way to medical appointments. I had to escape through Macaracuay. Later I learned that for once the regime decided to scare El Cafetal barricades ignored until now by sending what has been reported a fake funeral of "motorizados" which...
What can a growing middle class and narrowing gap between rich and poor in Latin America teach policymakers? Join our live Q&A on Thursday 3 April, 1-3pm Emerging economies and the middle class is one of the topics at this week's World Economic Forum on Latin America (1-3 April) in Panama City. The event, bringing together the public, private and civil sectors, hopes to focus on inclusivity, sustainability...
Alí Rodríguez Araque- alainet Alí Rodriguez Araque, general secretary of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) details the core values of the UNASUR trade bloc, noting the paradox between the extensive reserves of valuable natural resources and the 130 million living in poverty throughout represented nations. Last week UNSAUR sent a delegation to discuss recent conflict and possible resolution...
Valeria Ianni – Rebelion In an interview with historian Valeria Ianni, political scientist and author Franck Gaudichad of rebelión.org discusses the destabilising attempts of the Venezuelan right-wing, the limits of the Bolivarian process and the possibility of popular movements to advance the revolutionary project amid tensions and a series of contradictions. read more ...
Barbara Wood and Tara Ward - Americas Policy Group We call upon the Canadian government to condemn foreign intervention in Venezuela's internal affairs via the funding and training of groups and individuals seeking regime change through violence or other unconstitutional means, and to support dialogue as the only appropriate means of achieving peace and reconciliation in Venezuela. read more ...