235 Organizaciones Sociales y de DDHH de Venezuela a sus colegas de la región: “No ignoren la voz del pueblo venezolano”

(English below) A partir de la crisis generada en Venezuela desde el 10 de enero por el inicio de un segundo período presidencial por parte de Nicolás Maduro, luego de un irregular proceso electoral, y la decisión de la directiva de la Asamblea Nacional de promover una transición democrática, el 23 de enero; nosotras, un … More 235 Organizaciones Sociales y de DDHH de Venezuela a sus colegas de la región: “No ignoren la voz del pueblo venezolano”

Questions to a French questionnaire

Rafael Uzcátegui As the Venezuelan situation changes every day, I should clarify that I wrote this on 03/01/14 at 06:00 pm. – Who are the people who took to the streets? They are only upper middle class people of some housing developments, militants of far-right parties and Colombian paramilitary activists, («Aguilas Negras»)?  – This question … More Questions to a French questionnaire

Elections in Venezuela: Strengthen the President while His Government Weakens

by Rafael Uzcátegui translation by Nick Cooper On October 7 Hugo Chavez won his reelection with the most votes in his 13 years in power — more than 8 million. This result was not a surprise.  Consistently, different pollsters had predicted a comfortable victory over his opponent, Henrique Capriles, who got 6.5 million votes.  However, … More Elections in Venezuela: Strengthen the President while His Government Weakens