Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws

Two Venezuelan journalists detained while reporting on COVID-19

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Two journalists, working for Crónica Uno, Ariadna García and Tairy Gamboa, were arrested by police in Caracas while reporting on the COVID-19 quarantine. Both were forced by officials to delete the collected material because “they could misrepresent the information in a delicate situation”. Both were later released.

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