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FAQ on Recent Borderland Violence in Apure
It’s been over two months since clashes broke out between the Venezuelan armed forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales Bolivarianas, or FANB) and Colombian FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) dissident groups in the southwestern border state of Apure along the border with Colombia on March 21.
Read MoreVenezuela Conversa Series | June 2: Social Dialogue
Pacts, negotiations, understanding, and dialogue are essential elements of a healthy democracy. However, in Venezuela, as well as in other societies, there are often barriers to establishing
Read MoreEpisode 7: Venezuela’s Changing Political Landscape
In the latest episode of The Venezuela Briefing podcast, hosts Geoff Ramsey and Kristen Martinez-Gugerli interview Venezuelan academic and analyst Michael Penfold about changing dynamics in Venezuela’s political crisis.
Read More326 Civil Society Organizations Denounce Efforts to Criminalize and Close Civic Space in Venezuela
The civil society organizations that sign this statement reiterate our rejection and demand the revocation of new Administrative Ruling No. 002-2021 for the Unified Registry of Obligated Subjects before the National Office Against Organized Crime and Terrorism Financing.
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Venezuela Weekly: New CNE Opens Investigation into Electoral Violations by State Television
On June 8, Vice President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) Enrique Márquez announced that...
Read MoreVenezuela Weekly: Announcement Expected on ICC Investigation
Note: this piece has been updated to reflect the timeline of the referral by a group of States...
Read MoreVenezuela Weekly: New Ordinance Seeks to Silence NGOs
Amid Venezuela’s crisis of authoritarianism, and in spite of recent developments inching the...
Read MoreVenezuela Weekly: Guaidó Proposes a Negotiated Path to Free and Fair Elections
On Tuesday, March 11, opposition leader Juan Guaidó published a video message proposing to...
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Geoff Ramsey
Director for Venezuela @GRamsey_LatAm
David Smilde
WOLA Senior Fellow and the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University
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