Luke Taylor

December 03, 2019

Dilan Cruz’s death made him a martyr in the eyes of many Colombians, reigniting mass protests just as they began to fade. But his death has also been used to politicize the moment as President Ivan Duque attempts to quell the weeks-long protests.

Music

Rage against the crisis: Venezuela's punk scene finds a new voice in Bogotá

The World

November 04, 2019

Exilio was formed by three Venezuelan migrants who came together in Bogotá, Colombia, after leaving their friends and family behind to seek a new start. The crisis in Venezuela has produced a new wave of angry youth expressing their rage through heavy guitar riffs and howling vocals.

Conflict

Venezuela’s ex-military deserted Maduro hoping for a revolution. Now they’re on the brink of homelessness.

GlobalPost

May 24, 2019

Over 1,400 defectors and their families are holed up in hotels in Cúcuta, Colombia, where they are registered as asylum-seekers, according to Colombia's migration authority. But funding has run out.

Conflict & Justice

Social activists risk their lives as Colombia’s peace process falters

The World

April 26, 2019

Nearly three years on, Colombia's fragile peace process is faltering as armed gangs and drug cartels continue to grip the country.

Conflict

Maduro turns to violent ‘mercenary’ colectivos to maintain order

GlobalPost

April 25, 2019

Armed civilians loyal to embattled President Nicolás Maduro are more trusted than the military to restore order and quell dissent in Venezuela.

Conflict

Thousands mobilize, some soldiers defect, but Venezuelan aid push ends in chaos

GlobalPost

February 24, 2019

The aid the volunteers hoped to carry over the bridges has become a flashpoint in Venezuela’s political crisis. But the humanitarian aid plan was fraught with complications from the very beginning.

Global Politics

Defiant Maduro blocks humanitarian aid at Colombian border

The World

February 08, 2019

The first convoy of trucks carrying 50 tons of aid for crisis-stricken Venezuela arrived at the Colombian-Venezuelan border town of Cúcuta on Thursday afternoon. Their arrival comes a day after the Venezuelan military barricaded the bridge set to transport the aid.

Conflict

As Venezuela’s crisis worsens, thousands more flee to neighboring Colombia seeking relief

The World

February 04, 2019

As the economic and political crisis continues under President Nicolás Maduro, some 40,000 Venezuelans a day cross the Simón Bolívar bridge into Colombia. Some return or linger at the border. Others keep on walking.

Luke Taylor

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Rage against the crisis: Venezuela's punk scene finds a new voice in Bogotá

Venezuela’s ex-military deserted Maduro hoping for a revolution. Now they’re on the brink of homelessness.

Social activists risk their lives as Colombia’s peace process falters

Maduro turns to violent ‘mercenary’ colectivos to maintain order

Thousands mobilize, some soldiers defect, but Venezuelan aid push ends in chaos

Defiant Maduro blocks humanitarian aid at Colombian border

As Venezuela’s crisis worsens, thousands more flee to neighboring Colombia seeking relief