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A Window of Opportunity? What Venezuelan Organizations Are Doing While the Regime Relaxes its Chokehold
Since Maduro’s capture on January 3, acting leader Delcy Rodríguez has struggled to fully reassert authority they are known for. Analysts explain that the new space for dissent reflects external pressures on Rodríguez rather than a firm commitment to democracy.
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When State Power Targets Reporters: U.S. Echoes Venezuela
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort echo tactics used in Venezuela and other totalitarian regimes around the world. The Trump administration is criminalizing reporting, doing selective prosecution, and using security forces and judges to intimidate journalists.
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Politicians, Journalists, Activists, and Your Friendly Neighbors: Who Are the Political Prisoners in Venezuela?
Since 2014, Foro Penal has recorded 18,503 cases it classifies as “political detentions” by Maduro’s regime. Political prisoners have been incarcerated in violation of due process and their constitutional rights to freedom of expression and association.
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The Media and the International Community’s Coverage of Venezuela Is All Wrong… Again
Over the years I’ve been labeled both a fascist and a communist, and my research—based on data gathered at immense sacrifice by Venezuelan journalists and humanitarian activists—is dismissed as merely a “perspective.”
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