Venezuela

Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes, say relatives   Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, who were under house arrest, had urged Venezuelans to protest over recent poll. Venezuela opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma have been...

Santa Salsa   When you get off the L train in Williamsburg, you know you’re in the right place for delicious food in Brooklyn and get ready to take bite out of local culture, and South...

Venezuela: The Tradition of the Dancing Devils of Yare   Written by Laura Vidal   The Dancing Devils of Yare, a pagan-Christian celebration in Venezuela that takes place nine Thursdays after Holy Thursday, and is a very typical...

Study: Venezuelans have lost more than 11 kilos on average in 2017 By Sabrina Martín   According to the survey, 87% of Venezuelan households live in poverty. Of that percentage, slightly more than half (56%) are recently...

Venezuelans suffer as economic crisis worsens   Venezuelans are suffering as the economic crisis in the country worsens. Many are depending on relatives who are providing them with funds from abroad. People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over...

Venezuela says launch of 'petro' cryptocurrency raises $735 million   President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that Venezuela had received $735 million in the first day of a pre-sale of the country's “petro” cryptocurrency, aimed at pulling...

The Wayúu Indigenous Community in Colombia and Venezuela Is Dying of Thirst   By: Lully   After many years of exclusion and poverty, the Wayúu community in Colombia and Venezuela has been fighting for their voices to be heard. The people of...

‘Bodies Die, Countries Don't': Are You Listening? Podcast Written by: L. Finch   Διαβάστε στα Eλληνικά     [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325522471" params="visual=true&show_artwork=true&maxwidth=650&maxheight=750" width="100%" height="400" iframe="true" /] The podcast Are You Listening? takes a look at some of the stories that have recently...

Can Venezuela Be Saved? By WIL S. HYLTON MARCH 1, 2018 As a nation unwinds, Leopoldo López, the opposition’s most prominent leader, sits under house arrest and contemplates what might still be possible. Since the publication of this...

What can Humanitarian Aid realistically achieve? By Astrid Cantor and Juan Carlos Gabaldón   At the end of March, before the latest protests blew up in the government’s face, Nicolás Maduro made a surprising announcement. Having rejected...