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On the proposal to reform the Police Service Law

On the proposal to reform the Police Service Law

October 24, 2016 Keymer Ávila | @Keymer_Avila Some sectors of the new National Assembly have recently proposed a Bill to Reform the Organic Law of the Police Service and the National Police Corps (PLERLOSP) , so far the arguments that have been raised...

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The police as their own victimizers

The police as their own victimizers

September 28, 2016 Keymer Ávila | @Keymer_Avila A more complete version of the work on security force officials who were victims of homicide was recently published . It suggests some ideas that dismantle much of the media rhetoric around this...

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Seven Comments on Venezuela’s Amnesty Law

Seven Comments on Venezuela’s Amnesty Law

28 de febrero de 2016 Keymer Ávila  | @Keymer_Avila Opposition National Assembly deputies and activists celebrate passage of Amnesty Law in first discussion.  The original Spanish language version of this piece was published in Contrapunto.com, February 23,...

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Venezuela’s Blackouts Go Beyond Electricity

Venezuela’s Blackouts Go Beyond Electricity

Its beleaguered citizens are becoming data detectives to fight disease, crime and economic disarray. 29 de abril de 2019 Mac Margolis Like most of their compatriots, Venezuelan physicians are forced to plan their days around power failures, which thanks to the...

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Venezuela violence fears as militia and gangs await aid convoy

Venezuela violence fears as militia and gangs await aid convoy

Stacked up: Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has refused to allow humanitarian aid in © AFP Opposition effort to deliver food and medicine likely to be met by a potentially deadly force 20 de febrero de 2019 Gideon Long When opposition volunteers try to cross from...

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Maduro Turns to Special Police Force to Crush Dissent

Maduro Turns to Special Police Force to Crush Dissent

Friends and family carrying the coffin of Yonaiker Ordóñez, 18. His relatives said he was killed on Sunday by a special police force created by President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.Credit... Meridith Kohut for The New York Times 30 de enero de 2019 Ana Vanessa...

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Opposition on edge as violence mars run-up to Venezuela poll

Opposition on edge as violence mars run-up to Venezuela poll

Lilian Tintori at an opposition campaign rally in Caracas as the Socialist government looks likely to lose power for the first time in 17 years © AP Caracas accused of orchestrating bloodshed to intimidate voters as it faces losing power 2 de diciembre de 2015 Andres...

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Nicolás Maduro Tries a New PR Campaign: Going Woke

Nicolás Maduro Tries a New PR Campaign: Going Woke

Venezuela’s leader is courting a growing, more socialism-friendly generation in America by co-opting the language of the millennial left. 5 de mayo de 2022 Tony Frangie Mawad Last summer, a delegation of eight Americans sat down in the grandiose hall of Miraflores...

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Differentiated Use of Institutional Violence in Venezuela

Differentiated Use of Institutional Violence in Venezuela

Interview with Keymer Ávila,conducted by Fabrice Andréani 1 de julio de 2021 Fabrice Andréani What is the current state of relations between security forces and the Venezuelan population, especially the working class? Historically, Venezuelan security forces have been...

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