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The Venezuelan government's repression of the media and targeting of journalists has largely kept the extent of turmoil within Venezuela a secret. This report, brought by citizen journalists, offers a rare glimpse inside the troubled socialist state.
Latin American jails are usually dark places. But San Antonio Prison in Venezuela could be mistaken for a holiday resort, with its swimming pool, food stalls and overnight accommodation for guests.
As the energy crisis in Venezuela deepens, opponents of Hugo Chavez' are becoming more vocal. The landslide popular support Chavez enjoyed is wavering as the electricity grid flickers between daily blackouts.
As Maduro declares a state of emergency in Venezuela, accusing the US of plotting to subvert his rule, we revisit the US-supported coup that saw Chavez briefly ousted and relations between the two nations sour.
Hugo Chavez swept to power promising to help the poor. But seven years on, many problems seem to be getting worse. Has the Chavez revolution run out of steam?
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Featuring exclusive interviews with the key ringleaders and extraordinary archive footage - Chavez in jail arguing with his captors, secret meetings with the plotters and soldiers storming the presidential palace as plotters escape.
Chavez has been attracting increased hostility from the Venezuelan middle and upper class and from Washington, who call for liberty and democracy instead of communism.
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