Michel Valentijn is a freelance investigative journalist. Goes one step further and does not hide the extreme in his investigation into corruption, crime and politics. Has been working in Venezuela, Colombia, Curacao, Turkey / Syria, Eastern Ukraine and Europe, among others.
English example article. (Translation of the article published on VICE under the name 'Así se ve la Venezuela que no aguanta más la crisis')
Example interview. (This one was for a dutch regional television station about a story I did around remnants of MH17)
A story for VICE about an ordinary day in a bankrupt Venezuela. About corruption, the live of a demonstrator in Caracas and a the Tragedy of a general family (Spanisch)
The world of Niño Guerrero. While Venezuela is going downhill, this prison continues to evolve. Journalist Michel Spekkers and photographer Joris van Gennip are awaited at the entrance by two armed prisoners, intended to keep guards outside. Welcome to Tocoron, one of Venezuela's most notorious prisons. (Dutch / Nieuwe Revu)