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How I unexpectedly found myself in a coup d'état

July 19, 2016

I was halfway through my delicious dessert -a Kunefe- when the first reports of a coup came in. I had spent the hours before just outside the center of Gaziantep talking with two doctors about health care in Turkey. Mainly that for the more than 3 million refugees Turkey is currently hosting. Go back to your hotel Streets were closed, bridges occupied, and fighter jets and helicopters would fly low over Istanbul and Ankara. According to initial reports. Quickly we decided to end our conversation and each go our separate ways. I was advised to go back to my hotel. I decided to go to the police headquarters. I figured that if something was about to happen in Gaziantep, a place an hour from the border with Syria, the first signs of it would be visible there. I decided to watch from the steps of a closed restaurant across the street from the station. Erdogan: Take to the streets Many cars approached the main entrance at high speed, and there was a busy discussion. Not much later, the Prime Minister proclaimed on TV that a coup was underway. People were asked to take to the streets

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How I got a criminal journalist arrested

May 30, 2016

It is early afternoon, two hours ahead of schedule, that I walk into the Dutch embassy in Kiev. Three hours earlier I landed my flight from Amsterdam, and in between I have arranged for a hotel, a Ukrainian SIM card and some other basic necessities for the coming days. One tweet with the embassyStefan knows nothing of my arrival. Through one tweet with an acquaintance of Stefan and the Dutch embassy in Kiev, he came to the embassy hoping to get a Western Union code so he could pick up 100 euros. It would be the 100 euros from an invoice from RT, one of the few clients where Stefan was still welcome as a journalist. The rest of his clients, such as GeenStijl.nl where he published on (as well as through Reporters Online), had long since taken their hands off Stefan after he was arrested in Beirut a few months ago for credit card fraud. Geenstijl helps Stefan out of Lebanese cellMany clients feel misled because everyone initially thought he was arrested in Beirut for his journalistic work, a lie he himself made public on social media the day before his arrest. 'I have

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Analysis: Venezuela is terminal

December 20, 2014

The end of Venezuela's "revolution" is in sight. The demand of a large part of the people to be freed from a hopeless existence and unbearable suffering is increasing. But what is the alternative? On to a military state Like former President Chavez, who eventually died of cancer, his country is incurably ill. Soon Venezuela, too, will be put out of its misery. It is still unknown whether this will be done through euthanasia, or whether a natural course will be chosen. Meanwhile, the demand of a large part of the people to be delivered from a hopeless existence and unbearable suffering is increasing. But what is the alternative? Corruption is culture Corruption in Venezuela is a culture handed down from generation to generation. It is in all walks of life and is the cause of much suffering. From Chavez who enriched himself into a billionaire during his presidency, to members of the Guardia National assisting in illegal smuggling of gasoline and food merchandise. But even before the revolution, corruption was a cultural legacy. For example, former President Raúl Leoni (1964) used 10 million in public funds to finance, among other things

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Voluntarily incarcerated in Tocoron, Venezuela's most notorious prison

October 16, 2014

Tocoron is Venezuela's most notorious prison. There are hundreds of deaths every year and really anything can be had there. Weapons, cocktails and even a crocodile can be found within the walls. I volunteered to be locked up there. Normally the access road to the prison that overlooks an open field is deserted. This morning, however, when I arrive on my motorcycle at 7 a.m., the road has been transformed into a veritable boulevard. I park at a sort of secure stall built up for the day and leave my helmet, phone and other belongings with the same people. It is still early and the gate to the Tocoron prison will not open for at least another hour. Me and my fixer decide to have coffee at one of the temporarily constructed restaurants. 7500 prisoners My fixer is a Venezuelan guy around my age. He has been holding a relative "inside" for a year, convicted of armed robbery. Soon he will be my guide, when I will have myself locked inside the walls of Tocoron. Tocoron is notorious. Hundreds of people a year die there because of violence. Originally, the prison was built for 900 prisoners, but

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Who is Carvajal aka "El Pollo" and why does Minister Timmermans order his release?

July 28, 2014

Not many people had unfettered direct access to Hugo Chavez. Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios aka "El Pollo" (the chicken) did have this. As head of the military intelligence service, he had unlimited resources at his disposal to accomplish his goals. In recent years, several pieces of evidence have surfaced showing that Carvajal had ties to the FARC and Colombian and Venezuelan cartels in addition to using military personnel to transport drugs. Last week, at America's request, Carvajal was arrested in Aruba. Meanwhile, Timmermans yesterday -against a ruling by Chief Judge Yvonne van Wersch- ordered his release and Carvajal has since returned to Venezuela where he has been received as a hero. Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios was head of the military intelligence service and a confidant of Hugo Chavez between 2004 and 2009. Carvajal was involved with Chavez from day one. In 2008, among others, Carvajal and several others were accused by America of supporting the FARC with the transportation of Drugs, this was denied by Chavez at the time. The announcement by the Americans came a day after America's ambassador had to leave Venezuela because the American embassy was allegedly involved with

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