Behind the shiny veneer of the ‘new’ Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela — Jesús Armas sips coffee with his partner in a sidewalk café. María Pérez takes part in a public protest. Melva Vásquez holds up enlarged photos of her son and her daughter outside a prison where political opponents are held. These seemingly ordinary actions were all but unthinkable just a few months ago under … The post Behind the shiny veneer of the ‘new’ Venezuela appeared first on Egypt Independent .

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