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Venezuelan journalist fined, jailed and banned from working, after accusing mayor of nepotism

A Venezuelan columnist has been fined and imprisoned after writing an article accusing a local mayor of nepotism, following a court hearing on Friday, 11 June. Francisco “Pancho” Perez, a columnist with Venezuelan daily El Carabobeño, was fined the equivalent of 16,000 EUR, and sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.  The court […]

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Venezuelan authorities attempt to arrest Globovision head

The Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Guillermo Zualoga, the owner of Globovision television station, and his son on charges of conspiracy and usury, according to news reports.  Following the January suspension of opposition-aligned Radio Caracas Television Internacional’s (RCTVI) cable operations, Globovision is Venezuela’s only remaining anti-Chavez news broadcaster, reports say. Zualoga and […]

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Venezuelan student killed in TV protests

One student was killed in the Venezuelan city of Merida on Monday in violence that erupted during protests against the government’s order to cable networks to stop broadcasting RCTV Internacional – which is opposed to Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez. Nine police officers were injured. The cable providers dropped the broadcaster on Sunday. Chavez forced RCTV […]

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Venezuela orders cable networks to stop broadcasting opposition TV

The Venezuelan government on Saturday ordered cable networks to stop broadcasting opposition TV station RCTV. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had already faced international criticism in 2007, for forcing the station off free-access television. Chavez has long been accused by opposition leaders and press freedom observers of seeking to suppress private media in Venezuela, to snuff […]

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