La Resistencia (Venezuela)

This article is about the decentralised Venezuelan protest movement. For the libertarian political movement also in Venezuela led by Domingo Alberto Rangel, see Resistencia Civil. For other uses, see Resistencia (disambiguation).

Protesters protecting themselves from rubber bullets.

Demonstrators bearing shields at a protest.

"#ResistenciArrecha. The MUD let us DIE. Treason!", graffitis expressing anger at the opposition coalition after the end of the 2017 protests.

La Resistencia (lit. 'Resistance') is a Venezuelan decentralized array of organized groups that confront security forces during protests that aim to defend other protesters from the authorities response. Some former Venezuelan security forces have taught Resistencia members riot formations and other government methods.[1][2]

In popular culture

The 2018 documentary film El país roto, directed by Melissa Silva Franco, features interviews to Resistencia members.[3]

In 2019, Venezuelan journalist and writer Carleth Morales published the book 26 crímenes y una crónica. Quién mató a la resistencia en Venezuela (lit. '26 crimes and a chronicle. Who killed the resistance in Venezuela'). The book features the testimonies of the relatives of 26 young Venezuelans killed during the 2017 protests.[4][5][6]

See also

• Antifa (United States)
• Guarimba
• Neomar Lander

References

1. Weddle, Cody; Wyss, Jim (11 July 2017). "Slingshots vs. shotguns: Venezuela's 'youth resistance' takes on the government". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
2. Cawthorne, Andrew; Gupta, Girish (2 April 2015). "A FONDO-Movimiento venezolano de "resistencia" lucha por fustigar a Maduro". Reuters.
3. ""El País Roto", una storia venezuelana" (in Italian). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
4. "Entrevista a Carleth Morales: «La resistencia no está muerta»". El Nacional (in Spanish). ¿Cuál es la resistencia que existía en el país? "La que existía y la que sigue existiendo: jóvenes con valores, personas de todas las edades educadas en valores. Porque si bien es cierto que asesinaron a unos, los que siguen vivos volverán a salir y serán los que den la cara, en cualquier escenario, para salvar a Venezuela".
5. "Venezuelan Press » "26 crímenes y una crónica. Quién mató a la resistencia en Venezuela" se presenta en Barcelona". Venezuelan Press (in European Spanish). 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
6. "26 crímenes y una crónica: Quién mató a la resistencia en Venezuela". Editorial Dahbar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-27.

Further reading

• Kohut, Meridith (2017-07-22). "The Battle for Venezuela, Through a Lens, Helmet and Gas Mask". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-19.

External links

• BBC Mundo Documentary – Who make up "La Resistencia" that protests against the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela (in Spanish)