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Journalist denied free movement and access to COVID-19 press conference

23.03.2020

Date:
23.03.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Venezuela
Alert types:
Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences

Officials from the Autonomous Institute of the Sucre State Police (IAPES) prevented Crónica Uno journalist Mónica Salazar from going to the Antonio Patricio de Alcalá University Hospital, in Cumaná where a press conference was held to report.

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