The state oil company bought out France’s TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor in the heavy crude producing enterprise Petrocedeño.

The South American country has reinforced its health measures after detecting Delta variant cases.

Mexico has proposed a new regional body to replace the OAS, where regional issues can be addressed.

With Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab fighting extradition to the US, Joe Emersberger tackles the corporate media coverage of the case and US sanctions.

In this exclusive, Venezuelan analyst Danna Urdaneta asks why both Caracas and Bogotá have maintained a strict pact of silence over the murder.

Washington has recently tightened its “devastating” sanctions, especially targeting diesel supply and production.

First-hand accounts of the impact of the US sanctions on one of Venezuela’s flagship communes.

The UN rapporteurs urged Washington to take responsibility for human rights violations and allow cancer patients' treatment.

The regional Puebla Group said Castillo’s win added to the progressive winds blowing over the continent.

Caracas’ vice president visited Havana on Friday to meet President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

The Treasury Department’s license is unlikely to ease cooking gas shortages in the South American nation.

Italy has yet to approve the ex-PDVSA president’s extradition to Caracas to face corruption charges.

Far-right leader Leopoldo López was reportedly looking to take advantage of the violence in the popular barrios of Caracas in order to advance destabilization efforts.

Venezuelan economist Luis Salas wades through a sea of politically motivated alternative data and a lack of official figures to evaluate the issue.

The new talks are due to be held in Mexico and will be mediated by the Norwegian government.

Heavily armed groups had expanded control from the hillside Cota 905 barrio to surrounding areas in the capital.

A former minister of Hugo Chávez talks about the government’s new economic strategy.

Andrés Alayo, Campesino Struggle Platform spokesman, said authorities promised to accelerate investigations of judicialization and targeted killing cases.

Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab welcomed the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber's call for greater transparency from the court’s prosecution.

Chris Gilbert argues that building socialism depends on grassroots rebellion against the dominant capitalist order.

The ultimatum comes as the country looks to speed up its sluggish vaccination process which has only reached 11% of the population so far.

A politically engaged researcher talks about the patriarchal organization of Venezuelan society and LGBTQI+ struggles

A number of opposition leaders welcomed the MUD card validation and the removal of regional “protectorates.”

VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos sets sights on rising inequality and the "bodegón" phenomenon in Venezuela.

Washington and its allies demanded Caracas show “meaningful progress” in talks with Guaidó and upholding “international standards for democracy.”

VA columnist Ociel López looks at some of the consequences of the recent payment block of Venezuela’s COVAX vaccine purchase.

A Venezuelan activist and researcher talks to us about a recent human rights report.

Human rights collective Surgentes told Venezuelanalysis that the reforms must eradicate the class-based character of the administration of justice in the country.

Venezuelan economist Pascualina Curcio takes a look at Venezuela’s wage situation, arguing that wealth inequality has risen sharply in recent years despite a “socialist” rhetoric.

The US $1.5 billion in pledges coincided with the release of the UN’s 2020 Global Report on displaced persons with updated data on Venezuelan migration.