Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. It was once so rich that Concorde used to fly from Caracas to Paris. But in the last three years its economy has collapsed. Hunger has gripped the nation for years. Now, it’s killing people and animals that are dying of starvation. The Venezuelan government knows, but won’t admit it!!! Four in five Venezuelans live in poverty. People queue for hours to buy food. Much of the time they go without. People are also dying from a lack of medicines. Inflation is at 82,766% and there are warnings it could exceed one million per cent by the end of this year. Venezuelans are trying to get out. The UN says 2.3 million people have fled the country - 7% of the population.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

PROJECT WE SUPPORT: Tunisia: After the Revolution


Film by Jabeen Bhatti

Many of you watched as Tunisians brought down a dictator in January in what was the first successful popular revolt in the Arab world in decades. Some of you might even be aware of ongoing protests in the country and the continuing political turmoil. But as most attention is focused on Egypt these days, there isn't enough information flowing out of Tunisia now, and there is much we don't know of the aftermath of the revolution. We should, though: There are still lessons to learn and stories to tell from this small North African country.

About the author: I am an American freelance correspondent based in Berlin, Germany and I have written on many different subjects for newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and The Washington Times.

Aida Alami is a Moroccan print and broadcast journalist who has written for Bloomberg, Global Post, Huffington Post and Foreign Policy magazine as well as French and Moroccan news outlets.

We are both alumni of Columbia University's School of Journalism.

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