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Venezuelan journalist filmed by intelligence officer while conducting interviews at pharmacy

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

An officer from the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) recorded without authorization José Ramírez, the correspondent of VPI TV while he was conducting interviews at the pharmacy of the Luis Razetti Hospital in Barcelona, Anzoátegui state.

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