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Spotlight: Venezuela Attacks Free Expression & the Law

Challenges facing journalists trying to cover latest violence in Venezuela

7 May 2019
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Since April 30, journalists have been affected by tear gas when covering the protests; detention and prosecution at the hands of state security authorities is also a serious risk.

Access to Information Venezuela Digital Rights

Maduro's internet blackout stifles news of Venezuela crisis

News coverage of opposition leader Juan Guaidó's arrival at the international airport and his fiery speech in a Caracas plaza were largely blacked out.

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)‎26 March 2019

Venezuela Free Expression & the Law

German freelancer Billy Six freed, leaves Venezuela after 4 months in prison

Venezuelan authorities granted Six conditional release on the night of 15 March, with orders to present himself to authorities every two weeks and refrain from speaking about his case.

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)‎19 March 2019

Venezuela Censorship Free Expression & the Law

IFEX-ALC demands the dropping of all charges and restrictions on Venezuelan rights defender Luis Carlos Díaz

IFEX-ALC demands the dropping of all charges and restrictions on Venezuelan rights defender Luis Carlos Díaz. Experts from the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have also expressed deep concern over Díaz's case.

‎ IFEX América Latina y el Caribe‎13 March 2019

Latest from Venezuela

IFEX-ALC's 23 member organisations condemn attacks on freedom of expression in Venezuela

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Venezuela Attacks 1 February 2019
'Nobody knows what will come next': Venezuelans rally in major challenge to Maduro

‎ Global Voices Advox

Venezuela Freedom of Assembly 24 January 2019
Criminalisation of journalism: Some weapons can silence the media without using bullets

‎ José Peralta for IFEX

Venezuela Americas Free Expression & the Law 15 January 2019
IFEX-ALC submits Amicus Brief to Inter-American Court of Human Rights in case of Tulio Alvarez v. Venezuela

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Venezuela Americas Censorship Free Expression & the Law 14 January 2019
Reclaiming the streets of Caracas through art

‎ Caro Rolando for IFEX

Venezuela 14 December 2018
Venezuelan freelance photographer detained, sent to military prison

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Venezuela Free Expression & the Law 11 September 2018
IFEX-ALC condemns arbitrary detention of Venezuelan Twitter user Pedro Jaimes Criollo

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Access to Information Venezuela Censorship Free Expression & the Law 21 June 2018
Venezuelan investigation targets leading independent newspaper

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Venezuela Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 28 May 2018
IFEX-ALC condemns deterioration of respect for free expression in Venezuela

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Venezuela 5 March 2018
Venezuela's anti-hate law provides Maduro with another tool to intimidate the press

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Venezuela Free Expression & the Law 9 February 2018
End of the print run for Venezuela's regional press as supplies dry up for critical outlets

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Venezuela Attacks 2 January 2018
IFEX-ALC alarmed by widespread attacks in Venezuela

‎ IFEX América Latina y el Caribe

Venezuela Censorship 9 June 2017
Venezuelan court fines news website US$500,000 for 'moral damage' to politician

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Venezuela Digital Rights 6 June 2017
Venezuela: IAPA deeply concerned at increase in violence

‎ Inter American Press Association

Venezuela Attacks 2 May 2017
Venezuela: On the edge of the abyss

‎ José Peralta for IFEX

Venezuela Attacks Censorship 6 April 2017
Foreign journalists not welcome in Venezuela

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Venezuela 23 March 2017
Journalists face intimidation in Colombia and Mexico, online portal subjected to cyber attack in Venezuela

‎ Inter American Press Association

Mexico Colombia Venezuela Digital Rights Attacks 14 March 2017
CNN, Brazilian journalists antagonized in Venezuela

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Venezuela 14 February 2017
Spanish journalist barred entry to Venezuela to cover protests

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Venezuela 30 January 2017
TV technicians detained by pro-government supporters in Caracas

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Venezuela 18 January 2017
Compulsory parliamentary broadcast overrides planned programming on radio, TV stations

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Venezuela Censorship 9 January 2017
Venezuelan journalist shot at in presumed retaliation for earlier report

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Venezuela Attacks 22 December 2016
Journalist from mayor's office assaulted by government party supporters

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Venezuela Attacks 16 December 2016
Reporter injured by rubber bullets while covering anti-Maduro protests

‎ Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Venezuela Attacks 2 November 2016
Government harasses well-known TV journalist while opposition media faces tension in Venezuela

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Venezuela 31 October 2016
Venezuelan journalist Braulio Jatar arrested in wake of massive protests

‎ Inter American Press Association

Venezuela Free Expression & the Law 12 September 2016

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Freedom on the Net 2017: Venezuela

Along with eroding civil and political freedoms, President Nicolas Maduro’s declaration of a State of Exception and Economic Emergency, extended in May 2017, dictated “strict regulations” to prevent “destabilization campaigns” on the internet

Freedom House 16 November 2017
Freedom of the Press 2017: Venezuela

Venezuela’s economic crisis continued to affect the media industry, leaving dozens of publications in chronic danger of closure due to the difficulty of meeting basic operational costs. Many outlets also faced robberies, vandalism, and hackings.

Freedom House 28 April 2017
Freedom of the Press 2016: Venezuela

The government refused to recognize a decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ordering the reinstatement of the terrestrial broadcast license of television station Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), which was taken off the air in 2007 after a highly politicized campaign against the channel by then president Hugo Chávez.

Freedom House 23 April 2016