The subsidized price of fuels and the systematic looting of PDVSA have led Venezuela to an unusual situation: being an oil producing country, now it needs to import huge shipments of gasoline.
Parir en Venezuela ya era ‘dantesco’, pero con la COVID-19 se hizo aún peor. Esto es lo que vi el 10 de mayo, Día de las Madres, en una maternidad de Caracas. English
Las mujeres enfrentan una crisis de ‘violencia obstétrica’ agravada por la COVID-19, a pesar de las leyes contra el maltrato y la ‘medicalización excesiva’. English
Exclusive: openDemocracy investigation reveals ‘traumatic’ incidents defying WHO guidelines in 45 countries – as experts warn of ‘tens of thousands’ of extra maternal deaths.
Giving birth in Venezuela was already ‘Dantesque’, say experts. But with COVID-19 it’s even getting worse. This is what I saw at a Caracas maternity hospital. Español
Since the pandemic started, we've been documenting cases of abuse and mistreatment of women in labour around the world. Explore our findings – and help add to them.
openDemocracy has uncovered a major new flaw in sick pay rules. Medics and experts slam the government for not supporting patients who seek to do the right thing.
The Conservative government gave over £80,000 to a right-wing lobby group which has paid thousands of pounds in benefits to Priti Patel and Michael Gove.
