How Medical Neglect Killed Alfredo Díaz in a Venezuelan Cell
The State deprived a former governor of medical care despite clear warning signs
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Venezuelan Workers Protest for Fair Wages, End-of-Year Bonuses
Caracas, October 13, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Hundreds of Venezuelan workers took to the streets on Tuesday to demand that the acting Delcy Rodríguez government address a series of labor grievances. The mobilization in Caracas was called by healthcare trade unions to deliver a petition at Miraflores Palace…
The Key to a Venezuelan Transition: Shifting Power Dynamics
This is ultimately a game of incentives. Players must create the right ones to sustain the institutional rebuild
Venezuela: Rubio Backs Opposition Leader Figuera, Announces Next Dialogue Steps
Caracas, October 12, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted Venezuelan opposition lead negotiator Dinorah Figuera on Friday at the State Department in Washington, DC, to express support for ongoing dialogue with the Venezuelan government. “This is the best opportunity Venezuela has had…
A Proper Supreme Court Should Be the Cornerstone of Venezuela’s Transition
The current Constitution grants the highest court so much power that its renewal must now be the top priority
Delcy Rodríguez is Bending Over Backward to Accommodate Washington
Venezuelan provisional president Delcy Rodríguez’s all-smiles photo op with Trump in a Manhattan hotel on September 22 proved too much for some of her erstwhile supporters. For the Spanish leftist Juan Carlos Monedero, a staunch defender of Hugo Chávez, Maduro and at first Rodríguez, her New York appearance “clashed…
Is the Spanish Transition a Model for Venezuela?
Spain's democratization yielded a stable party system and longstanding agreements, but didn’t address the past. Should we follow its steps?
Venezuela: Flores Denied Bail as Justice Department Levies New Maduro Charges
Caracas, October 8, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied a request by Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores to be released from jail and allowed to face trial under house arrest in New York following reported health problems. The Southern District of New York judge argued in a bail…
Diplomatic Defeat for Delcy: The UN Will Keep Probing Chavismo
Distancing from old allies made the regime look lonelier than ever in the Human Rights Council
Venezuela: Qatari Fund to Unblock Access to IDB Loans
Mérida, October 6, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan acting government is resorting to a Qatar-led financing agreement in order to regain access to multilateral loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). According to specialized outlet Bitácora Económica, Qatar is preparing to establish a…
Dear Mr. Rubio, Don’t Forget About the Non-Oil Economy
Your weekly reminder that Venezuela remains a terrible place to do business. Please try fixing that too
Venezuela: US Prosecutors Challenge Maduro Immunity Claim, Cite Rodríguez’s ‘Devastating Silence’
Caracas, October 6, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The US Justice Department has urged New York District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to reject Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores’ sovereign immunity claims amid their ongoing legal case. In a court filing submitted on October 2, prosecutors told…
Venezuela’s New Neighbors May Not Behave As You Expect
We used to assume that rightwing governments at our borders were bad news for chavismo. We can’t count on that anymore
Trump Kidnapped Venezuela’s President. Now Britain Looks to Profit
Britain’s energy giants stand to make huge profits in Venezuela amid a major diplomatic rapprochement between London and Caracas, it can be revealed. It comes in the wake of the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro earlier this year in a move described by UN experts as a “deliberate violation of the most fundamental…
Last One Out, Shut Off the Lights
Friday morning. The electric fluctuations were so frequent that I decided to go to the gym and work out for a bit. Though I was tempted to get angry with my work being interrupted, I remembered that Caracas is a bubble when it comes to electricity. In other parts of the country, blackouts happen sometimes...
Venezuelans Won’t Get Liberty Until We “Get” Liberty
Long-awaited freedom won’t be realized if we fail to address the power inequalities that plagued us long before chavismo