Venezuela: Understanding Political, External, and Criminal Actors in an Authoritarian State
Article by Evan Ellis, Small Wars Journal | January 14, 2022
Tag: FARC
The Maduro Regime’s Illicit Activities: A Threat to Democracy in Venezuela and Security in Latin America
Report by Douglas Farah, Atlantic Council | August 13, 2020
Two new reports by CDC on emerging infectious diseases in Venezuela
Read the report on the resurgence of malaria and the report on the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in Venezuela (measles and diphtheria), affecting the indigenous people in a disproportionate way.
Illegal Mining in Yapacana National Park (Amazonas, Venezuela) 2019
Two thousand hectares of Yapacana National Park’s surface is being subjected to gold mining activity, a case of extreme ecocide. The impact on its ecosystems manifests itself not only on the surface area that has been directly destroyed but also as the radial and expansive effects caused by the more than 2,000 miners currently occupying the national park. This makes Yapacana the national park that, without a doubt, has suffered the highest level of destruction.
Pemon, Hoti & Eñepa indigenous peoples threatened by dissident FARC group
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Illegal mining on the Atabapo River, Amazonas, Venezuela
The region where three major rivers – Orinoco, Atabapo & Guaviare Rivers – come together in Amazonas State in Venezuela is controlled by the FARC with the blessing and collusion of the Bolivarian National Guard/@GNBoficial, the Bolivarian Armed Forces/#FANB and of course, Nicolas Maduro.