I have to confront it: the struggle for The Guardian to acknowledge that it published false information about me and Angie Bray has been unsuccessful. However, I want to leave a public record of all…
The first time Hugo Chávez froze relations with Venezuela’s second-largest trading partner (meaning Colombia, in January 2005), was due to the capture of one of the FARC leaders, Rodrigo Granda, while he was attending a…
One of the reasons I’ve stopped regularly blogging about Venezuela is that I feel I’ve already shared everything that needed to be said. Whether it’s the falsehoods from Eva Golinger regarding tax status, credentials, or…
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a private exhibition featuring the supreme Venezuelan op-art artist Carlos Cruz Diez. This meeting was even more meaningful to me because I had just submitted…
The surreal political landscape of South America cannot get any more absurd: a man who was caught leading a coup d’état in 1992 in Venezuela, namely, Hugo Chávez, appears on television today with the audacity…
This whole criticizing politicians thing feels eerily familiar. Venezuelans have been hearing this, literally nonstop, from our resident leader for the last 11 years. Antipolitics as a way to do politics is one of the…
In the presence of notable individuals sharing heartbreaking testimonies of survival, the resilience of human dignity, and strong character in conditions beyond hope at the Oslo Freedom Forum, I found myself thinking, “What could I…
We, the undersigned participants of the Oslo Freedom Forum, strongly condemn the detention of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. We denounce the baseless charges brought against her by the Burmese military dictatorship, which has…
In light of the intimidation and harassment from several opposition figures in Venezuela, including Manuel Rosales, the newly elected mayor of Maracaibo, the Parliament expresses its “deep concern over the deterioration of the situation and…
The iconic image of Che Guevara, which adorns the walls and t-shirts of students worldwide, could be banned in Poland under a government proposal aimed at prohibiting materials that incite “fascism and totalitarian systems”.By Matthew…
It’s a good day when I see my views echoed, almost word for word, in a NYT editorial. Gone are the days when I would cringe after reading Juan Forero‘s coverage. Out with the microphone…
A few days ago, I met with a colleague and we took the train to Cambridge to visit Vladimir Bukovsky. One can read a lot about the atrocities committed in communist Russia, but nothing prepares…
After a decade of hearing the president and high-ranking officials from his regime repeatedly claim that all the problems in Venezuela are the fault of the CIA, one can confidently say that the identity of…
The tourism aviation businessman, Jorge Añez Dager, one of the main shareholders of the airline AVIOR, has reportedly “taken over” the Mayor’s Office of Lechería (Anzoátegui state), replacing the controversial ex-contractor “Cachi” Rubio. Now, Jorge…
After spending several months traveling across Venezuela with Manuel Rosales during the 2006 presidential campaign, I feel confident enough to share my opinion on what may come from the arrest order issued by the chavista…