Girish Gupta

Girish Gupta is a British freelance journalist based in Caracas, Venezuela. His work has taken him all over the region, covering Mexico’s drug wars in Ciudad Juárez, Colombia’s paramilitaries in its northern jungles and maverick Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez’s ups and downs as he battles cancer before elections in October 2012. He also writes for Reuters, TIME and many other outlets.

Mexico’s Chapo Guzman named world’s most powerful drug trafficker

May 13, 2017Politics

Government announces nearly 50,000 have died in drug violence over five years.

Iran’s Ahmadinejad, Fidel Castro discuss war with Israel, US

May 13, 2017Politics

Chavez’s 10-hour speech: I’ll honor election results

May 13, 2017Politics

ExxonMobil’s loss in Venezuela sobers investors

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Chavez swears in controversial defense minister

May 13, 2017Politics

Britain, Argentina ramp up rhetoric over Falklands

May 13, 2017Politics

As the 30th anniversary of the conflict approaches, the two nations continue to bicker over the islands

Over 500 deaths last year inside Venezuelan prisons

May 13, 2017Politics

Prisoners in Venezuela often brandish heavier weapons than the guards that watch them.

Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition candidate, steps aside

May 13, 2017Politics

López has declared full support for the man most likely to fight Hugo Chávez in October’s election.

Hugo Chávez’s daughter poses with US dollars

May 13, 2017Politics

Picture focuses attention on president’s currency controls that have led to a scarcity of greenbacks in Venezuela.

Armed children for Chavez in Venezuela?

May 13, 2017Politics

Photos depict children armed with assault rifles. The opposition says they’re being trained for Chavez.