Venezuela

Glevys Rondón tells the story of Zenaida Romero, a proud young leader from a family of indigenous land rights defenders.

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Julia Buxton tracks a political journey leftwards – from admirer of Tony Blair to ‘fiery populist’ and champion of the Venezuelan poor.

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David Ransom celebrates the life of a president with a fondness for Liberation heroes, who used oil wealth to boost ordinary Venezuelans’ quality of life.

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Jody McIntyre on his journey up Mount Avila and how the ‘giant brother’ has left him transfixed by its magic.

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Jody McIntyre says accusations of a ‘cult of personality’ around the Venezuelan president show prejudice towards the country’s people.

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Well, he’s definitely not Hugo Chavez. And he’s unlikely to topple the president in October’s elections, as Jody McIntyre reports from Venezuela.

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John Pilger, whose film War on Democracy is now out on DVD, comments.

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Latin American countries are giving the World Bank and the IMF the boot.

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The newly launched Latin American TV channel, teleSur, is offering a distinctive Southern perspective on the news – and is already causing consternation in the US Congress as a result. Meet its Director General, Aram Aharonian.

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Profiles from the frontlines: the politics of survival in some of the world’s grittiest slums.

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Grenada’s revolutionary fair trade

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