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  • A woman walks by a mural of Hugo Chavez holding the Venezuela constitution on a wall in the slum of Catia, across the street from Mercal, a government sponsored subsidized food market.  The Chavez government has built many of these markets throughout Venezuela.  It is one of the many social programs that Chavez saysaids the poor. Opponents claim that these programs  are not sustainable and are really aimed at gaining support for Chavez.
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  • Specially packaged sugar containing cartoons and articles from the Venezuelan constitution are on display at Mercal, a government sponsored subsidized food market, in the poor slum of Catia.  The Chavez government has built many of these markets throughout Venezuela.  It is one of the many social programs that Chavez saysaids the poor. Opponents claim that these programs  are not sustainable and are really aimed at gaining support for Chavez.
    Rochkind_Venezuela_General003.jpg
  • A woman shops at Mercal, a government sponsored subsidized food market, in the poor slum of Catia.  The Chavez government has built many of these markets throughout Venezuela.  It is one of the many social programs that Chavez saysaids the poor. Opponents claim that these programs  are not sustainable and are really aimed at gaining support for Chavez.
    Rochkind_Venezuela_General002.jpg
  • Thousands of supporters of President Hugo Chavez march through Caracas in celebration of the 5th anniversary of Chavez's presidency.  Opposition to Chavez held a petition drive seeking a referendum on his rule last week and results of that drive are expected in early January.
    Rochkind_VenProtest011.tif
  • Opposition to President Hugo Chavez march in memory of all their wounded and killed countrymen on the 12 year anniversary of Chavez's failed coup attempt.  The coup attempt was the first thing that turned  Chavez into a nationally recognized figure.
    Rochkind_VenProtest013.tif
  • Members f the national guard try and control a protest near the Cuban embassy.  The sign reads "Long live Chavez".  Opposition to President Hugo Chavez  gathered at the embassy to protest the recent arrests in Cuba as well as what they view as the "cubanization" of Venezuela.  Chavez supporters also came to express their views and the two groups clashed, throwing rocks and bottles.
    Rochkind_VenRiot004.tif
  • Members f the national guard try and control a protest near the Cuban embassy.  The sign reads "Long live Chavez".  Opposition to President Hugo Chavez  gathered at the embassy to protest the recent arrests in Cuba as well as what they view as the "cubanization" of Venezuela.  Chavez supporters also came to express their views and the two groups clashed, throwing rocks and bottles.
    Rochkind_VenRiot003.tif
  • Members f the national guard try and control a protest near the Cuban embassy.  The sign reads "Long live Chavez".  Opposition to President Hugo Chavez  gathered at the embassy to protest the recent arrests in Cuba as well as what they view as the "cubanization" of Venezuela.  Chavez supporters also came to express their views and the two groups clashed, throwing rocks and bottles.
    Rochkind_VenRiot002.tif
  • Presidential elections are set for December 3, 2006 in Venezuela.  Hugo Chavez holds a commanding lead in the polls over his nearest opponent, Manuel Rosales.  An oil revenue funded spending splurge on social programs and infrastructure that has kept the poor squarely on Chavez's side.  /// Chavez propaganda on the outside of a Barrio Adentro free health clinic in Coche, a poor slum in Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios003.JPG
  • Anti-chavez protestors launch marbles, molotov cocktails and rocks at National Guard members during clashes between the two groups.  The clashes broke out during a Pro-Chavez march denouncing a recall referendum against chavez and US intervention in Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenRiot014.jpg
  • National Guard and anti-chavez protestors clash as a Pro-Chavez march denouncing a recall referendum against chavez and US intervention in Venezuela.  Protestors fired molotov cocktails , rock and bottles at the Guard who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.
    Rochkind_VenRiot016.jpg
  • Anti-chavez protestors launch marbles, molotov cocktails and rocks at National Guard members during clashes between the two groups.  The clashes broke out during a Pro-Chavez march denouncing a recall referendum against chavez and US intervention in Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenRiot015.jpg
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez021.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez020.jpg
  • Supporters of Presidetn Chavez gather in the Miraflores Presidential Palace to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Chavez's inauguration as Venezuela's President.
    Rochkind_VenChavez015.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference on  April 11, 2003. The date marks the one year anniversary of a gunfight which led to a military uprising resulting in President Chavez losing power for 2 days.
    Rochkind_VenChavez002.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference on  April 11, 2003. The date marks the one year anniversary of a gunfight which led to a military uprising resulting in President Chavez losing power for 2 days.
    Rochkind_VenChavez001.tif
  • Graceli Perez, 3, stands by as her mother, Adriana Perez,  and other students take part in Plan Robinson literacy classes in a small jungle village.  President Chavez aims to erradicate illiteracy in Venezuela through Plan Robinson,  which uses lessons and cassetes created in Cuba.  Critics of the program claim that the classes are primarily used as a tool of political indoctrination as part of Chavez's plan to "Cubanize" Venezuela.
    Rochkind_Social030.jpg
  • Students take part in Plan Robinson literacy classes in a small jungle village.  President Chavez aims to erradicate illiteracy in Venezuela through Plan Robinson,  which uses lessons and cassetes created in Cuba.  Critics of the program claim that the classes are primarily used as a tool of political indoctrination as part of Chavez's plan to "Cubanize" Venezuela.
    Rochkind_Social029.jpg
  • Aura Rosales points to a picture of Chavez as motorists pass the presidential palace as she celebrates outside the presidential palace.  Early that morning the National Electoral Council announced that preliminary results showed Chavez had defeated a presidential referendum by about 16 points.  Opposition leaders claim election fraud, though the Organization of American States and Carter Center said the election was clean.
    Rochkind_VenPol022.jpg
  • María Corina Machado, a representative of the organization Sumate,  speaks with local reporters before walking into a Prosecutor's  office in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday June 10,2004 to formally hear that she is being charged with treason. Sumate, one of a handful of organizations to receive funding from the National Endowment for Democracy(NED), was instrumental in the organization and follow through a various petition drives seeking a presidential referendum.  President Chavez claims that the NEDs funding of these organizations is a clear sign that the US government is helping to overthrow his government.  Though there are some organizations that have received money that members of Chavez's own MVR political party claim are doing productive work that benefit the country.
    Rochkind_VenPol018.jpg
  • María Corina Machado, a representative of the organization Sumate,  speaks with local reporters before walking into a Prosecutor's  office in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday June 10,2004 to formally hear that she is being charged with treason. Sumate, one of a handful of organizations to receive funding from the National Endowment for Democracy(NED), was instrumental in the organization and follow through a various petition drives seeking a presidential referendum.  President Chavez claims that the NEDs funding of these organizations is a clear sign that the US government is helping to overthrow his government.  Though there are some organizations that have received money that members of Chavez's own MVR political party claim are doing productive work that benefit the country.
    Rochkind_VenPol017.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez025.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez023.tif
  • Scarleth Pérez waits to say grace before eating lunchin her first grade classroom at the Florencio Jimenez school.  The school is one of the new "Bolivarian" Schools which are part of President Chavez's Education Reform.  The new Bolivarian Schools keep students for an entire day, as opposed to a half day, feed the students lunch and offer programs like drama, art and music. While President Chavez touts his programs that benefit the poor, many point to a rising poverty rate and shrinking economy and claim the programs fail to substantially help.
    Rochkind_VenSocial016.tif
  • Students at the Florencio Jimenez school wait in line for lunch.  The school is one of the new "Bolivarian" Schools which are part of President Chavez's Education Reform.  The new Bolivarian Schools keep students for an entire day, as opposed to a half day, feed the students lunch and offer programs like drama, art and music.  The sign above the students reads "Bolivarian School Food Program".  While President Chavez touts his programs that benefit the poor, many point to a rising poverty rate and shrinking economy and claim the programs fail to substantially help.
    Rochkind_VenSocial014.tif
  • Members of the Police take cover as they approach a group of Chavistas near the Cuban Embassy.  Opposition to President Hugo Chavez  gathered at the embassy to protest the recent arrests in Cuba as well as what they view as the "cubanization" of Venezuela.  Chavez supporters also came to express their views and the two groups clashed, throwing rocks and bottles.
    Rochkind_VenRiot001.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez009.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez005.tif
  • Supporters of President Hugo Chavez march in support of their president and in rejection of US intervention in Venezuela as well as a recall referendum on Chavez's rule.
    Rochkind_VenRiot012.jpg
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez028.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez027.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez026.tif
  • Ana Cecilia Yamusa(right) , Dugleymis Martinez(next to Ana) and other students say grace in their 1st grade classroom at the Florencio Jimenez school.  The school is one of the new "Bolivarian" Schools which are part of President Chavez's Education Reform.  The new Bolivarian Schools keep students for an entire day, as opposed to a half day, feed the students lunch and offer programs like drama, art and music. While President Chavez touts his programs that benefit the poor, many point to a rising poverty rate and shrinking economy and claim the programs fail to substantially help.  .
    Rochkind_VenSocial017.tif
  • Supporters of President Hugo Chavez celebrate the 12 year anniversary of his failed coup attempt.  The coup attempt was the first thing that turned  Chavez into a nationally recognized figure.
    Rochkind_VenProtest012.tif
  • Supporters of President Chavez cheer after the closing of a special session of the National Assembly being held in a park.  Pro-government assembly members called for the session after fighting broke out in Congress two days before. During this special session, which opposition members did not attend,  members voted to pass a law changing the debate rules in congress.  The law intends to help pass measures supported by President Chavez and his supporters.
    Rochkind_VenProtest006.tif
  • Supporters of Presidetn Chavez gather in the Miraflores Presidential Palace to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Chavez's inauguration as Venezuela's President.
    Rochkind_VenChavez017.tif
  • Supporters of Presidetn Chavez gather in the Miraflores Presidential Palace to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Chavez's inauguration as Venezuela's President.
    Rochkind_VenChavez016.tif
  • Outside as President Hugo Chavez holds a press conference for the foreign and local press.  Chavez typically doesn't invite the local, opposition alligned, press to his conferences.  He discussed a just concluded petition drive seeking to oust opposition legislators as well as an upcoming opposition petition drive seeking to oust the President.
    Rochkind_VenChavez014.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez holds a press conference for the foreign and local press.  Chavez typically doesn't invite the local, opposition alligned, press to his conferences.  He discussed a just concluded petition drive seeking to oust opposition legislators as well as an upcoming opposition petition drive seeking to oust the President.
    Rochkind_VenChavez013.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez011.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez008.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez007.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez006.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez004.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference on  April 11, 2003. The date marks the one year anniversary of a gunfight which led to a military uprising resulting in President Chavez losing power for 2 days.
    Rochkind_VenChavez003.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez024.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez022.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez at a press conference for the foreign press.  Chavez answered questions and spoke about the potential for a presidential referendum, his social problems, and a variety of other topics.
    Rochkind_VenChavez010.tif
  • Students eat lunch at the Florencio Jimenez school.  The school is one of the new "Bolivarian" Schools which are part of President Chavez's Education Reform.  The new Bolivarian Schools keep students for an entire day, as opposed to a half day, feed the students lunch and offer programs like drama, art and music. While President Chavez touts his programs that benefit the poor, many point to a rising poverty rate and shrinking economy and claim the programs fail to substantially help.
    Rochkind_VenSocial015.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez holds a press conference for the foreign and local press.  Chavez typically doesn't invite the local, opposition alligned, press to his conferences.  He discussed a just concluded petition drive seeking to oust opposition legislators as well as an upcoming opposstion petition drive seeking to oust the President.
    Rochkind_VenChavez012.tif
  • Jose Ovalles,right, and Elida Polanco co-host the radion program "Searching for America" on Radion Perola, a community radio station in western Caracas.  This episode of the show was mostly focused on pro-Chavez and anti-US rhetoric.  Chavez and his government have been increasingly supportive of these Chavista community media stations as a response to the anti-chavista private media.
    Rochkind_Social024.jpg
  • Chavez propaganda in  Coche, a poor slum in Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios004.JPG
  • A portrait of President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mohammad Khatami during a ceremony at the Venezuelan Presidential Palace.
    Rochkin_Chavez002.jpg
  • A child runs by a mural of Hugo Chavez that sits right outside of a government complex which houses a subsidized food market as well as two factories, staffed by cooperatives.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios017.JPG
  • A portrait of President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mohammad Khatami during a ceremony at the Venezuelan Presidential Palace.
    Rochkin_Chavez001.jpg
  • Inside the Master Control Room at Globovision  Globovision, a 24 hour opposition news channel, faces various challenges with the introduction of a new media law.  Supporters of the law, which limits the showing of sex and violence during daylight hours, says it is designed to protect children who may be watching TV.  Opponents claim it is an attempt by President Hugo Chavez to limit what opposition news media can broadcast, and cover, that may negatively reflect the government.
    Rochkind_Venezuela_Media001.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol015.jpg
  • President Hugo Chavez holds a little girl that was called out from the crowd during the inaguration of a government subsidized market called Mercal.
    Rochkind_VenSocial010.tif
  • The Metropolitan Police patrol as members of the opposition to President Chavez celebrate the midpoint in his term, as it marks the first day that the process to hold a recall referendum can take place.  More than three million signatures requesting that recall referendum were delivered to the National Electoral Council in the early morning.  Tens of thousands of people marched in celebration.
    Rochkind_VenProtest009.tif
  • Representatives of various Consejo Communales, or "Community Councils", hold a meeting on a basketball court in Calvario, a a poor slum in Caracas. These councils have become a center piece of Hugo Chavez's policy.  These groups meet a few times a month and discuss problems in the community and propose projects and solutions. They then take these proposals to the government who tries to oversee their completion.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios020.JPG
  • President Hugo Chavez  participates in a military parade at the Fuerte Tiuna military base
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  • The chalkboard of a Mision Robinson literacy class in a private home in Campo Rico, a poor hillside shanty town in eastern Caracas on Tuesday August 3, 2004.  The literacy classes are one of numerous social programs that have come about during the Chavez presidency.
    Rochkind_Social028.jpg
  • Yubeney Castillo, 20, teaches a Mision Robinson literacy class in a private home in Campo Rico, a poor hillside shanty town in eastern Caracas on Tuesday August 3, 2004.  The literacy classes are one of numerous social programs that have come about during the Chavez presidency.
    Rochkind_Social027.jpg
  • Davis Semeco, right, plays music during his radio show on "A New Day Radio", a community radio station in Caracas.  The station operates out of a home in a Caracas slum. Chavez and his government have been increasingly supportive of these generally Chavista community media stations as a response to the anti-chavista private media.
    Rochkind_Social026.jpg
  • Opposition to President Hugo Chavez march in celebration two days after the Venezuelan National Electoral Council announced projections that the opposition had indeed collected enough signatures to convoke a referendum. There are still many obstacles that the opposition must overcome, ranging from the date of the referendum to deciding who would challenge the President.
    Rochkind_VenProtest018.jpg
  • Supporters of President Hugo Chavez gather outside of the presidential palace to show their support after the National Electoral Council announced projections that that the opposition had collected enough signatures to hold a referendum.  The National Electoral Council's announcement capped 6 months of political uncertainty surrounding the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenProtest017.jpg
  • Graffiti and posters have been popping up all over Caracas the past few weeks in anticipation of the Aug 15 presidential referendum, and most of it has consisted of a simple "yes" or "no" sign.  The "no" encourages people to vote against the referendum and keep president Chavez in power.  As the country inches towards a presidential referendum, Venezuela's opposition seems to be limping towards the finish line.  Many say the opposition lacks a clear proposal for the future of the country, and they certainly lack a clear presidential candidate, though a primary is scheduled for Aug 22 pending the results of the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenPol019.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol014.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol012.jpg
  • An anti-government protestor throws a bottle at members of the Venezuelan army  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot028.tif
  • An anti-government protestor still in his school uniform runs down the street before launching a molotov cocktail at members of the Venezuelan army  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot026.tif
  • An anti-government demonstrator taunts members of the National Guard  after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  She screamed at them: "Here I am so you can kill me!".  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenRiot011.jpg
  • A Member of the National Guard walks through a cloud of  tear gas towards anti-government demonstrators after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenRiot009.tif
  • Gilberto Gonzalez, comic and political satirist, stands for a portrait in front of graffiti in Chavista part of town.  He is in costume as a Venezuela media personality. Gonzales was at the center of an uproar last year when he performed his politically charged show, which contains a skit with a Hugo Chavez puppet(shown) at a US Embassy party.     With Venezuela entrenched in a bitter fight over the upcoming presidential referendum that has divided the country,many political satirists have taken center stage in the Venezuelan world of comedy.
    Rochkind_VenChavez018.tif
  • A crowd gathers to listen to President Hugo Chavez as he speaks at the inauguration of a government subsidized market called Mercal.
    Rochkind_VenSocial009.tif
  • Opposition to President Hugo Chavez march in protest.
    Rochkind_VenProtest002.tif
  • Eileen Marquez, a member of the Bolivarian Circle, cuts the hair of Franklin Moreno in a plaza in downtown Caracas that is referred to as "The Plaza of the Revolution".  The two are "Chavistas", the name given to supporters of President Hugo Chavez. "This is the begining of the changes that the country has always wanted" says Moreno.  In the background are images of famous figures in Venezuelan history, Francisco Miranda(left), Ezekiel Zamoro(middle) and Simon Bolivar.
    Rochkind_VenPol003.tif
  • Members of the Venezuelan military take part in a commemorative act on the 220th anniversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar.  In 1999, under the government of Hugo Chavez,  a national referendum  renamed the country  the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenMisc005.tif
  • Inside the Master Control Room at Globovision  Globovision, a 24 hour opposition news channel, faces various challenges with the introduction of a new media law.  Supporters of the law, which limits the showing of sex and violence during daylight hours, says it is designed to protect children who may be watching TV.  Opponents claim it is an attempt by President Hugo Chavez to limit what opposition news media can broadcast, and cover, that may negatively reflect the government.
    Rochkind_Venezuela_Media002.jpg
  • President Hugo Chavez  participates in a military parade at the Fuerte Tiuna military base
    Rochkin_Chavez004.jpg
  • President Hugo Chavez  participates in a military parade at the Fuerte Tiuna military base
    Rochkin_Chavez003.jpg
  • Menes Perez, left, and her husband Renato look after  their daughter Delisa Perez while their son Alberto, 3, swims by.  The Chavez government is attempting to erradicate illiteracy in Venezuela through a program known as Plan Robinson.  In their effort to spread the classes to every corner of the country they have arrived to communities like Limon de Parhuena, situated on the edge of the Venezuelan-Colombian border.
    Rochkind_Social031.jpg
  • Davis Semeco, right, plays music during his radio show on "A New Day Radio", a community radio station in Caracas.  The station operates out of a home in a Caracas slum. Chavez and his government have been increasingly supportive of these generally Chavista community media stations as a response to the anti-chavista private media.
    Rochkind_Social025.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez stands for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting  with  Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol016.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol013.jpg
  • The Venezuelan army fires tear gas and rubber bullets  at anti-government protestors  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot029.jpg
  • An anti-government protestor still in his school uniform runs down the street before launching a molotov cocktail at members of the Venezuelan army  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot027.tif
  • Omaira Matute and other supporters of President Hugo Chavez are held back during one of the President'sspeeches during the inaguration of a government subsidized market called Mercal.
    Rochkind_VenSocial007.tif
  • Military Police hold back a crowd as President Hugo Chavez as speaks at the inaguration of a government subsidized market called Mercal.
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  • Maria Jose Resender and other members of the opposition celebrate the midterm of Hugo Chavez's presidency and the road to a possible recall referendum.  According to the constitution, the process for a recall referendum can begin after the halfway point of the presidency.
    Rochkind_VenProtest007.tif
  • A march against president Hugo Chavez.
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  • A march against president Hugo Chavez.
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  • Opposition to President Hugo Chavez march in protest.
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  • Macky Arenas works as a anchor woman at Globovision.  Globovision reporters began to cover themselves as officials from CONATEL, a government telecommunication organization, siezed equipment from Globovision, one of the country's main news station.  The channel is often alligned with the opposition to Chavez and claims this was an attempt to from the government to quiet the station.  The government claimed the station was not authorized to use certain frequencies that they were using.
    Rochkind_VenPol009.tif
  • President Jimmy Carter spent time at the Venezuelan Congress meeting with both opposition and government deputies during his 3 day visit.  The President is visiting the country with a delegation from the Carter Center to revisit and promote a Peace and Democracy Accord signed last May in an effort to end nearly 2 years of political turmoil in Venezuela.  He is scheduled to meet with members of the Supreme Court, the National Assembly, the National Electoral Council and President Chavez.
    Rochkind_VenMisc002.tif
  • Members of the army patrol after a riot between Chavez supporters and the local police froce.
    Rochkind_VenRiot007.tif
  • Members of the National Guard fire tear gas at anti-government demonstrators after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
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  • Members of the National Guard search and detain an  anti-government demonstrator after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
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  • Gilberto Gonzalez, comic and political satirist, stands for a portrait in front of graffiti in Chavista part of town.  He is in costume as a Venezuela media personality. Gonzales was at the center of an uproar last year when he performed his politically charged show, which contains a skit with a Hugo Chavez puppet(shown) at a US Embassy party.     With Venezuela entrenched in a bitter fight over the upcoming presidential referendum that has divided the country,many political satirists have taken center stage in the Venezuelan world of comedy.
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