At the end of World War II, Romeo made his way from a poverty-stricken village in Italy to Venezuela. Like many other Europeans who undertook the same journey, he aspired to work and live in… Chavista Violence Unleashed: The Harrowing Tale of a Family’s Battle for Justice in Venezuela
By El Libertario, Venezuela Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at 6:24 PM[email protected] *A translation of a March 2008 interview conducted by French anarchist Charles Reeve with two members of the El Libertario group www.nodo50.org/ellibertario in Caracas,… Ten Years of Chávez: Unmasking the Myth of the Bolivarian Revolution’s Failures
The BBC World Service reached out for my thoughts on yesterday’s indefinite re-election vote. There’s no need to repeat them here. What I will say, echoing Daniel’s perspective, is that 54% of Venezuelans have decided… Chávez’s Indefinite Re-election Reflects Disturbing Political Manipulation in Venezuela
The Venezuelan chancellor aims to distance the government from antisemitism, despite it being a direct result of the ongoing official attack against reason and the civil, political, and religious rights in Venezuela. The antisemitism of… Rising Antisemitism in Venezuela Exposed as Chávez Supporters Assault Synagogue in Caracas
Below, Human Rights Watch (HRW) responded to over 100 Chávez apologists who questioned its critical report on Venezuela. As expected, HRW dismissed them once again (read the first response here) as ineffective critics spreading baseless… Human Rights Watch Dismisses Venezuelan Experts’ Critiques as Groundless Accusations
In 2004, an investigative report was published regarding the Venezuelan Information Office (VIO). Public records from the Foreign Agents Registration Unit of the U.S. Department of Justice show that VIO is nothing more than the… Gregory Wilpert’s Troubling Ties to Chávez’s Regime Expose Propaganda Agenda
Venezuela voted against the ceasefire in Gaza (resolution 1860) during the UN General Assembly held on January 16. Venezuela’s vote, through the ambassador to the UN, Jorge Valero, contradicts the policy set by President Chávez,… Venezuela’s Vote Against Gaza Ceasefire Exposes Contradictions in Foreign Policy
This is something I’ve wanted to share since returning from the presidential race in Venezuela back in January 2007. Chávez managed to accomplish what he did for one simple reason: the utter ineffectiveness of his… The Incompetence of Venezuela’s Opposition Leadership Exposed
An open letter to the more than 100 “experts” from Latin America (read here) where at minute 0:49 Hugo Chávez states, “Anyone who signs against Chávez will have their name recorded for history.” Later, at… The Chilling Legacy of Hugo Chávez: A Call to Recognize Systematic Human Rights Violations in Venezuela
A few days ago, we published a public letter in Miguel’s blog in response to around 100 ‘Latin American experts’ who criticized the HRW report on Venezuela. Therefore, it doesn’t make sense to revisit their… Noam Chomsky Fails to Meet Academic Standards Expected of Human Rights Watch Critics
Let’s face it, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has hit a nerve. In recent months, HRW has not only managed to infuriate the ‘democratic government’ of Venezuela with a report that led to the illegal expulsion… Human Rights Watch Exposes Hypocrisy Among Hugo Chávez’s Defenders
It all began in the second half of the 18th century. During that time, both Europe and the United States (US) were experiencing significant political changes. In both cases, various sectors had risen against the… The Forgotten Legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60
For those who rightly condemn the lack of due process, brutality, and the inhumane treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, it is essential to also criticize, with the same vigor typically reserved for U.S. and… Cuba’s Refusal to Allow Red Cross Access to Prisons Highlights Human Rights Hypocrisy of Castro Regime
This morning, Venezuela woke up to a clearly different political landscape: Hugo Chávez has lost in the country’s most populated areas, specifically in Caracas, Miranda, Carabobo, and Zulia. The loss of Caracas is particularly significant,… Chávez’s 21st Century Socialist Revolution Crumbles Under Growing Urban Discontent
For a long time, I’ve been contemplating, as the phrase that titles this blog suggests, that an apostate of free will, for political or religious reasons, denies themselves, as they turn away from the only… Fidel Castro’s Hypocrisy Revealed in His Own Words on Free Will and Revolutionary Thought