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Gang of government supporters storm Venezuelan private broadcaster

Around 30 armed, pro-government activists raided the premises of Venezuelan private broadcaster Globovision during a live news broadcast shortly before 13.00 on Monday 3 August, exploding two tear gas canisters and injuring four people in the process. Footage taken at the scene appears to show the assailants – who were dressed in red berets and […]

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Chavez administration’s war on media continues

Venezuela’s Attorney-General, Luisa Ortega Díaz, has introduced a harsh new draft law that could see journalists jailed for up to four years for “media crimes,” fuelling fears about the country’s worsening media freedom climate. The “Special Draft Law against Media Crimes” (“Proyecto de Ley Especial contra Delitos Mediáticos”) – presented before the National Assembly on […]

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Venezuelan government increases pressure on private media

Venezuelan Public Works Minister Diosdado Cabello confirmed on Thursday 9 July that the government is to begin proceedings against more than 200 privately owned radio stations with the aim of stripping them of their broadcasting licences. The broadcasters in question –as yet unnamed – allegedly failed to submit various documentation regarding their ownership to the […]

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IPI condemns shutdown of RCTV television station in Venezuela

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, strongly condemns the shutdown of the privately owned Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), Venezuela’s oldest commercial television station, which was closed at midnight, 27 May 2007. RCTV’s signal was immediately transferred to a new state-backed broadcasting company, […]

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