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Covid-19Verbal attack or intimidation by authoritiesVerbal, online or physical attack

Venezuela TV correspondent threatened by law enforcement agents

13.03.2020

Date:
13.03.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Venezuela
Alert types:
Verbal, online or physical attack: Verbal attack or intimidation by authorities

A VPI TV correspondent in Anzoátegui, José Alberto Ramírez, was filmed by an agent from Venezuela’s SEBIN security force as he was reporting from outside the Luis Razetti hospital after the announcement of meausres to control COVID-19 by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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