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Alasdair Baverstock

Alasdair Baverstock is a foreign correspondent based in Caracas, Venezuela. His work may be viewed at www.alasdairbaverstock.com.

A demonstrator runs to throw a molotov bomb against Bolivarian National Police officers during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP/Fernando Llano)

A night in the life of a Venezuela rioter

Alasdair Baverstock

Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro (Reuters/Kimberly White/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)

Worst job in Venezuela: Succeeding Hugo Chavez

Alasdair Baverstock