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President Nicolas Maduro and China Great Wall Industry Corporation executives (Photo: AVN)

Venezuela’s Third Satellite Earmarked for Regional Development

Oct 7th

On Sunday, Venezuelan education and technology minister Manuel Fernandez signed a contract with China Great Wall Industry Corporation to build and launch the South American nation’s third satellite into space.

Oct 6th

Venezuelan Government Reports Evidence that Serra's Assassination Tied to Right-Wing Terrorist Plot

Oct 3rd

Venezuelan Socialist Party Legislator Robert Serra Assassinated

Oct 2nd

Revolutionary Students Demonstrate Against Venezuela’s Strict Anti-Abortion Laws

Oct 2nd

Fired Political Cartoonist Claims Censorship in Venezuela, Colleagues Weigh In

Oct 1st

"The philosophical Summit of the poor. We are going to think together.” (Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Venezuelanalysis)

Why a Philosophical Summit of the Poor?

By Cory Fischer-Hoffman/ Juan Manuel Mendoza/ venezuelanalysis.com, Oct 7th

Juan Manuel Mendoza tells venezuelanalysis.com the significance of the Philosophical Summit of the Poor, held on Friday in Caracas. Mendoza explains who “the poor” are and what it is they want, in terms so universal they could be applied to any struggle since capitalism and democracy became all but synonymous. How to recreate the model, Mendoza asks, when even the word freedom implies slavery?

By Ewan Robertson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Oct 6th

Venezuela's “Political Prisoner” Allegory

By Cory Fischer-Hoffman - Venezuelanalysis.com, Oct 2nd

Academics and Diplomats Contest the Washington Post’s Criticism of the Maduro Administration

By Various, Sep 29th

The Professor & The President: Who’s the Bully?

By Suren Moodliar- TeleSUR English, Sep 23rd

Victims of 2002 Venezuelan Coup Denounce Double Standards in Justice after Iván Simonovis’ Release

By Cory Fischer-Hoffman- venezuelanalysis.com, Sep 22nd

Woman’s Rights Activists Protest for Change to Venezuela’s Anti-Abortion Laws - On Sunday, around 200 Venezuelans from various socialist collectives gathered in the student residences of Plaza Venezuela, in Caracas, to protest the country’s strict anti-abortion laws.

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Photos of political prisoners detained at San Carlos between 1960-1979, on a wall of the former prison in an exhibit maintained

Venezuela's “Political Prisoner” Allegory

By Cory Fischer-Hoffman - Venezuelanalysis.com, Oct 2nd

In the face of arrests, trials, and detentions of opposition and student leaders, allegations of political repression in Venezuela are circulating international and private national press. The Venezuelan government and its supporters adamantly reject the claim that Venezuela has any political prisoners and they assert that everyone in detention is being tried for their involvement in criminal conduct. This article aims to explore the issue of political prisoners in Venezuela by providing a broader historical context combined with an analysis of power in Venezuela today.

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