Venezuela National Assembly passes media-threatening education bill as demonstrators attack journalists outside
Venezuela’s National Assembly passed on Thursday a controversial new education law that further damages the country’s already-deteriorating media freedom climate. As deputies voted, pro-government demonstrators outside the National Assembly reportedly assaulted journalists covering the events. The draft “Law on Education” (Ley Orgánico de Educación), which will replace the current law of 1980, makes the teaching […]
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