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May 09, 2019 | El Pais
Behind the Bars (Spanish)
Ana Maria Arevalo's photos from inside a women's prison in Venezuela.
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February 26, 2019 | PBS NewsHour
Venezuela’s Political Battle Over Foreign Aid Turns to Violent Confrontation
Violent protests erupted this past weekend in Venezuela over humanitarian aid shipments into the country.
February 25, 2019 | PBS NewsHour
Violence at the Venezuelan Border, Humanitarian Aid Blocked
The Venezuelan National Guard clashed with protesters on Saturday, February 22, and humanitarian aid was blocked from entering the country from Colombia and Brazil.
February 23, 2019 | PBS NewsHour
Why Venezuela’s Chavistas Are Fiercely Loyal to Maduro, Despite Economic Crisis
Pulitzer grantees Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico join PBS NewsHour for a conversation on the deteriorating crisis in Venezuela.
February 18, 2019 | PBS NewsHour
Venezuela’s Guaido On Humanitarian Crisis, Potential Political Transition
Pulitzer Center grantee Nadja Drost sat down with Juan Guaido, president of Venezuela's National Assembly, to discuss the country’s humanitarian crisis, whether he could negotiate with President Nicolas Maduro, and the “decisive” role of the U.S.
February 15, 2019 | The New York Times
Días Eternos - In Venezuela, Women in Prison Awaiting Trial Endure Crowded Conditions
Amid Venezuela’s crises, overcrowded prisons and an overburdened justice system have forced women awaiting trial — and even some convicted of crimes — to spend months in crowded cells at detention centers that were never intended for such use.
February 13, 2019 | PBS NewsHour
In Venezuela, Protests Over Aid Mount Amid Humanitarian and Political Crises
Many Venezuelans are urging Maduro to step down and let opposition leader Juan Guaido take over until free and fair elections can be held. Pulitzer Center grantee Nadja Drost reports on the mood in Caracas.
February 07, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Can the US Get It ‘Just Right’ in Venezuela?
Indira Lakshmanan on how to encourage democracy in Venezuela—under increasingly precarious circumstances.
November 13, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
The Last Pill: The Search for Post-Transplant Medication in Venezuela
Amid the broader healthcare crisis and the growing paralysis of organ transplant activity, patients in Venezuela struggle to find the post-transplant medication they need to preserve their organs.
March 12, 2018 | Miami Herald
Cuban Physicians Still Abandoning Missions Abroad Despite End to U.S. Parole Program
Cuban medical professionals now stranded in Colombia live in the poorer parts of Bogota. They have lost hope the United States will renew the parole program for defectors like them.
February 06, 2018 | Mongabay
Maduro Seeks Sell Off of Venezuela’s Natural Resources to Escape Debt–Analysis
The final installment of a series examining the relationship between the economy and natural resources in Venezuela.
January 16, 2018 | Mongabay
Venezuela’s Mining Arc Boom Sweeps Up Indigenous People and Cultures
For three months, a reporter travelled Venezuela’s disputed mining areas, gathering exclusive material on Latin America’s most underreported natural resources conflict.
Venezuela: The Endgame?
With self-declared interim president Juan Guaido challenging to take the presidency from Maduro, how will the country overcome its deepest political impasse yet?
The Waiting List: Organ Transplants in Venezuela
With Venezuela's organ procurement system in paralysis since 2017 and the public health infrastructure in disarray, patients have little or no access to organ transplants, and they face illness and even death.
Dias Eternos - Women's Time in Venezuelan Prisons
In Venezuela, female imprisonment entails waiting for years—under cramped and deplorable conditions—before being tried and judged. Will these women ever be able to return to society?
Venezuela’s New Gold Rush
For many people, gold fires the imagination, but can it resolve a crisis? Venezuela finds itself in distress and is going all-in on gold mining—an industry tainted by conflict.
What Is Left for Venezuelans?
Venezuela is facing its biggest crisis yet: a high inflation rate, shortage of food and medicine, and abuse of power by authorities. And that's only part of the picture.
Venezuela: A Ticking Time-bomb
As Venezuela’s social and economic crisis deepens, thousands of citizens are taking to the streets. Meanwhile, a quieter humanitarian one is unfolding as hunger and malnutrition spread.
The Office of Hope
In post-Chavez Venezuela, as an economic and political crisis threatens to plunge the country even deeper into chaos, daily life for many is a struggle for sustenance and safety.
Venezuela on the Brink
With food shortages, collapsing health care, spiraling violence, political chaos and an economy in free-fall, Venezuelans of all types are living out the slow collapse of their country.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez: Despot, or Democrat?
Andrew Cutraro and Guy Taylor uncloak the cult of personality surrounding the Bolivarian movement of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, and a policy of aggressive and orchestrated media relations.
Triple Frontier Project
In the thick green rainforest at the triple frontier of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, a Muslim Arab community stands accused — yet again — of complicity in international terrorism. So far, investigations have turned up empty, but the community is learning to live with a target on its back....
February 12, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Bram Ebus
Pulitzer grantee Bram Elbus investigates the connection between political unrest in Venezuela and the government's focus on mining and extracting natural resources.
January 17, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico
As Venezuela’s social and economic crisis deepens, thousands of citizens are taking to the streets. Meanwhile, a quieter humanitarian one is unfolding as hunger and malnutrition spread.
September 18, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Natalie Keyssar
Photojournalist Natalie Keyssar covers the ongoing situation in Venezuela, and some of the complexities of the story that defy simple explanations.
August 10, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico
Journalist Nadja Drost reports on Venezuela, a country in crisis, where the economy has tanked and everyday life has turned to chaos.
October 16, 2017 | Education news
Chicago Students Draw Connections Between Protests in the US and Venezuela
On Chicago's Westside, students discussed the power of grass-roots social movements to make change, in Venezuela and in the US.
June 13, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Venezuela Towards Collapse
This week: growing anti-government protests.
March 14, 2017 | Education news
Home-schooled Students React to Venezuela Presentation
Home-schooled students from the academic and support group, "Culture at Home," wrote opinion pieces on a presentation by Pulitzer Center grantee Natalie Keyssar.
August 15, 2018 | Elementary, Middle School, High School
Piecing the Story Together: Visual Literacy Activity Using Photo Puzzles
Independently and collaboratively, students piece together photo puzzles and investigate the stories behind them, all the while considering: Why is it important to seek out the full story?
March 21, 2018 | Middle School, High School
Young People's Revolutions: Examining Youth Movements Around the World
This lesson pools resources on youth movements in 4 countries and asks students to examine: what matters to young people the world over, what matters to you, and how do you fit into a global picture?
August 02, 2017 | Middle School, High School, College
Visualizing Post-Chavez Venezuela
Students analyze the use of images to visualize the human impact of the socioeconomic changes in Venezuela in order to select an image that encapsulates the economic struggles facing Venezuelans.
January 23, 2017 | High School
Photojournalism: Writing an Opinion Piece
Following a presentation by a journalist, students write an opinion piece suitable for a blog, newspaper, or magazine.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.