‘I decided to not let anybody silence my voice’: the journalists in exile but still at risk
Threats from the state have led many journalists across the world to flee their home countries to report from elsewhere. But, for many, the intimidation did not stop when they left
April 2024
US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as hope for democracy crumbles
Relief had been granted after president Nicolás Maduro promised to hold free and fair elections this year
Venezuela’s ex-oil minister charged with stealing millions from state oil company
Tareck El Aissami latest in purge of politicians, human rights advocates and critics by government of Nicolás Maduro
Rights and freedom
Venezuela arrests YouTuber for ‘terrorism’ amid pre-election crackdown
Detention of influencer Oscar Alejandro Pérez at Caracas airport en route to southern national park raises free speech concerns
March 2024
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
‘Children were dying. We didn’t even have aspirin’: the Indigenous Venezuelans forced far from home
‘Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting
Brazil and Colombia voice concern as Venezuela bans opposition candidate
Venezuelan opposition leader names successor after two close aides arrested
Venezuela orders arrest of key opposition figure’s campaign manager
Boris Johnson did not consult watchdog over paid role with hedge fund
Boris Johnson ‘held unofficial talks with president of Venezuela in February’
February 2024
The future of work
Venezuelan migrants boost economies of South American countries, studies find
The Guardian picture essay
Mi Perro: Prisoners and their dogs in Latin America – a photo essay
Rights and freedom
Repression in Venezuela intensifying ahead of elections, rights groups say
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Trinidad and Tobago: overturned barge leaks oil into Caribbean Sea – video report
Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Tobago oil spill spreads to Grenada waters and could affect Venezuela
Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show
Exxon plan for Guyana oil exploration risks raising tensions with Venezuela
January 2024
Women behind the lens
Women behind the lens: ‘It’s not just a portrait. She is really there with her thoughts and feelings’
The Orinoco basin is an isolated area of Colombia where many places are accessible only by boat. This image is part of a project describing it through the eyes of local women
