The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, vehemently condemned an alleged assault by Venezuelan security forces on Tomasz Surdel, correspondent of the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza in Caracas. Surdel has been reporting on anti-government protests in Venezuela since the beginning of February. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, Surdel was […]

Lea este comunicado en español. The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today strongly condemned the wave of arrests of journalists in Caracas and urged the Venezuelan authorities to put an end to the censorship and release all journalists immediately. As many as nine journalists, both foreign […]

Read this statement in English. El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés), la red global de directores y periodistas de los principales medios de información, condena vehemente la oleada de detenciones de periodistas en Caracas e insta a las autoridades venezolanas a poner freno a esta deriva censora contra la […]

  The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned efforts by Venezuela’s government to block CNN en Español, which officials accused of broadcasting “war propaganda” after it reported claims that Venezuela illegally sold visas and passports to individuals with possible links to terrorism. The broadcaster was taken off air for at least 70 days on Wednesday […]