Venezuela: A frontline for liberty

How social networks have become the main base of freedom

Flawed democracy… Or authoritarian regime?

For the last fifteen years our country, Venezuela,has seen a continued deterioration in itsdemocracy, from the destructions of thedemocratic institutions to the suppression ofindividual rights. Even Human Rights as definedby the UDHR are not respected, even lessenshrined.

The response of the government to theclaims of the people has been…

SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERNET IN VENEZUELA

Internet users45%

Internet population10,976,342

Twitter users3,095,328

(estimated)

Twitterpenetration28,1%

Facebook users8.905.660

Facebook penetration81%

If the media are silent, the streets will speak… and the social networks too

Censorship imposed

Citizens made images ofviolence and repression viral

Canalize complaints of abuses

Regime is exposed

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS

Complicit Silence

#BetterNakedThan

#NakedWithTheCUV

We are a political movement of free citizens that share fundamental values and principleswith the purpose of building the society and the country we dream.

We know that in order to live in a prosperous and peaceful nation our inalienable obligation isto fight and defeat a system that destroys the basic rights of any human being, characterizedby a model of submission, authoritarianism, violence, corruption and militarism.

We decided to overcome fear, to not run away or succumb. We are rising with the courage ofour convictions and our ideals.

At Vente Venezuela we are convinced that we will have a better future if we work with unityinto diversity. We decided to take a step forward and fight for the values and principles webelieve.

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