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Maria Lourdes Afiuni in her home where she was under house arrest since February 2011 (El Universal)

Venezuelan Judge Afiuni Awarded Conditional Release

On Friday Judge Maria Afiuni was released, with conditions, from house arrest. Though she is being tried for corruption and conspiracy, the opposition, corporate media, and organisations such as Amnesty International, have labelled her a “political prisoner” and are calling her release a “victory”.

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Opinion & Analysis

An ULA protest in the centre of Merida two weeks ago. The banner at the front makes fun of President Maduro's lack of a uni

What’s Behind the Venezuelan University Strikes?

In this series of short interviews by Merida based community television station, TatuyTv, university teachers and students argue that the university strikes aren’t trying to fight for worker rights, but rather are part of the opposition’s destabilisation plan.

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Latin America’s Progressive Governments: Their Origins, Nature and Challenges
Venezuela and Maduro Today: The Heart of Darkness
US Compromises on Venezuela as a Last Resort
What is Behind Venezuela's Food Shortages? (+video)

Venezuela in images

What the corporate media won’t show you about Venezuela - While the corporate media here and overseas bangs on about Venezuela’s so called “crisis”, beautiful things are actually going down here and being boycotted by the media. This small collection of photos from the last week or so, from Merida and the rest of the country, is to illustrate that Venezuela, though experiencing some problems, attacks, and challenges, is far from a train wreck, and is actually a festival of creativity and organisation

Elias Sanchez with some of the telescope prototypes (Tamara Pearson/ Venezuelanalysis.com)

Science for Need not Greed: Venezuela’s Optical Instrument Plant

In these interviews with three workers at Venezuela’s new telescope plant, Venezuelanalysis.com looks at how scientific work and community work can go hand in hand, and how science can be used as a tool for liberation and human development.

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR has written various reports on the situation of the venezuelan economy. Read them here