The New York Times dedica su portada a represión en Venezuela

El periódico estadounidense The New York Times dedicó su portada del pasado domingo a la represión que se vive actualmente en Venezuela. Una foto con la bandera de Venezuela y dos miembros de la resistencia protagoniza la primera plana del diario.

“Un lente sobre la furiosa resistencia de Venezuela”, puede leerse en la leyenda de la imagen.

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El trabajo especial, titulado “Cámaras, casco y máscara antigás: mi día a día en Venezuela”, fue elaborado por la corresponsal Meridith Kohut y narra, de manera cronológica, la experiencia que esta periodista ha tenido en estos meses de protestas contra el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro.

“He trabajado como fotoperiodista para The New York Times en Venezuela durante nueve años, y los últimos dos me he enfocado en la lucha de los venezolanos que padecen la peor crisis económica en la historia del país”, escribe Kohut en el reportaje. “Me ha tocado ver cómo crece la rabia conforme desaparecen la comida, los medicamentos y aumenta el autoritarismo de Maduro”.

También explica que mientras realiza su trabajo, se siente “dentro de un videojuego”, pues debe “saltar obstáculos y evitar proyectiles que vienen en todas las direcciones. El fuego cruzado alcanza a decenas de personas en cada protesta, y muchas son evacuadas con fracturas de huesos y heridas sangrientas”.

A continuación se presentan algunas imágenes del reportaje. Para verlo completo, hacer clic aquí.

Escudos fabricados de madera y tambores de petróleo vacíos. Foto: Meridith Kohut para The New York Times

Una tanqueta usó su cañón de agua contra los manifestantes en la autopista Francisco Fajardo, en mayo. Foto: Meridith Kohut para The New York Times

El estallido de una bomba molotov lanzada contra oficiales de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana que disparaban gases lacrimógenos y perdigones durante una manifestación en Caracas. Foto: Meridith Kohut para The New York Times

“I now often start my day hopping onto a motorcycle taxi and heading to the front lines where the tear gas is wafting and the projectiles flying,” the photographer @meridithkohut writes. In May, she captured a water cannon being used against protesters on the Francisco Fajardo highway, the main traffic artery in #Caracas, Venezuela. @meridithkohut has worked as a photojournalist for @nytimes in #Venezuela for 9 years, and for the past 2 she has focused on the plight of #Venezuelans struggling with the worst economic crisis in the country’s history. Nearly every day for more than 3 months now, thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to vent fury at President @nicolasmaduro and his leadership. “I have witnessed their growing anger as food and medicine disappear and Mr. Maduro’s authoritarianism intensifies,” @meridithkohut writes. The president has called the protests a violent attempt to overthrow his government. But demonstrators say they’re invoking their right to rebellion against tyranny, guaranteed by the constitution he wants to revise. For the members of what’s known as La Resistencia, taking to the streets is the only option left. Visit the link in our profile to see more.

Una publicación compartida de The New York Times (@nytimes) el 22 de Jul de 2017 a la(s) 2:40 PDT

In early June, demonstrators in #Caracas paused at a memorial near the spot on the road where an antigovernment protester, Neomar Lander, was killed by security forces. Nearly every day for more than 3 months, thousands of #Venezuelans have taken to the streets to vent fury at President @nicolasmaduro and his increasingly repressive leadership. Our photographer @meridithkohut has been covering these confrontations, which often turn into lopsided and sometimes lethal street brawls. “I feel like I’m inside a video game when photographing the front lines — constantly skipping obstacles and dodging projectiles whizzing from all directions,” she writes. The protesters, known as La Resistencia, improvise to protect themselves. Some turn swim goggles and plastic soda bottles into makeshift gas masks. Others have fashioned armor from carpet scraps to thwart rubber bullets. But Neomar was wearing a carpet vest when he died on the front lines. At his vigil, a fellow La Resistencia member squatted, and vowed to stay in the street until the government falls. “Staring into my camera,” @meridithkohut writes, “he had this message for the president: ‘Take a good look at my face, because I am not afraid.’”

Una publicación compartida de The New York Times (@nytimes) el 22 de Jul de 2017 a la(s) 9:22 PDT