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A blonde Lilian Tintori, speaks during a meeting with a banner in the background that reads: "Freedom for all the political prisoners in Venezuela." 

Venezuelan activist Lilian Tintori: ‘We don’t want confrontation. We want reconciliation.’

Lilian Tintori’s husband, Leopoldo López, the country’s most prominent political prisoner, is currently under house arrest, serving a 14-year sentence for “inciting violence” during mass protests back in 2014.

At a supermarket in Caracas, the shelves are stocked with vinegar, salt and sardines, and not much else. "There's nothing to eat," says one shopper. "I mean, you're not going to drink vinegar."

In Venezuela, even an economist can’t afford to fill her shopping cart

Economics
Tower of David, Caracas

Caracas is finally ending the ‘world’s tallest squat’

Development
Jose Luis Farrera (with his sons) runs a newsstand in Venezuela. But business is down, because he can't get enough newspapers.

First toilet paper, now Venezuela is running out of newsprint

Business, Economics and Jobs
No new cars at this Nissan dealership in Caracas, Venezuela.

Why it’s almost impossible to buy a new car in oil-rich Venezuela

Business, Economics and Jobs

Hugo Chavez’s Political Heir Maduro Wins Presidency

La Revolución continues in Venezuela with Hugo Chavez’s heir winning a narrow election on Sunday. By a thin margin of just over one percentage point, Nicholas Maduro beat out his opponent and will go on to serve the remainder of Chavez’s term in office following his death earlier this year. Maduro’s opponent, Henrique Capriles Radonski, […]