Before all the lockdowns and flight restrictions in Latin America, we went to the Guiana Shield region and worked on … More
Author: Bram Ebus
Thousands of Venezuelan migrants return home as Colombia lockdown brings tough choices
In the Colombian capital’s poor neighbourhoods, staying indoors to comply with a national COVID-19 lockdown is a luxury many cannot … More
Broken Ties, Frozen Borders: Colombia and Venezuela Face COVID-19
Geography, economics and migration patterns dictate that Colombia and Venezuela, which severed diplomatic ties in 2019, will confront the coronavirus … More
Under a Merciless Sun: Venezuelans Stranded Across the Colombian Border
As Venezuela’s economy plumbs the depths of collapse, a new cohort of refugees is trekking across parched landscapes to Colombia. … More
Why Environmental Security is Paramount to Venezuela’s Future
Resource conflicts and the management and protection of Venezuela’s natural heritage are not only important from a conservation angle—they are … More
Containing the Border Fallout of Colombia’s New Guerrilla Schism
Tensions are rising on the Colombia-Venezuela border after a new guerrilla faction opted out of Colombia’s 2016 peace deal. With … More
Savannah Strife: Brazil’s Combustible Border with Venezuela
The frontier between Brazil and its crisis-ridden neighbour Venezuela has become a major migration route, a hotspot for crime and a flashpoint … More
Een stok en een flinke dosis waardigheid
De moeizaam afgedwongen vrede tussen de Colombiaanse regering en de Farc-rebellen wankelt. In delen van het land laait het geweld … More
Met een internationaal team van journalisten legden wij Venezuela’s goudsmokkel bloot
Diep in de jungle van Venezuela wordt goud onder erbarmelijke omstandigheden gedolven en het land uit gesmokkeld. Met een internationaal … More
Venezuela: the Smugglers’ Paradise
Together with more than 10 journalists from different countries I worked as chief investigator and writer on this journalistic collaboration. … More