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Safety of journalists at risk in post-election clashes

Published on 16 April 2013Read

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Open letter

Presidential candidates urged to commit to promoting pluralism

Published on 2 April 2013Read

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Globovisión and Vale TV barred from new digital broadcasting system

Globovisión, the only national TV station that is constantly critical of the government, has been excluded from a new system of Open Digital (...)

Published on 22 February 2013 Read

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Globovisión faces sanctions for its interpretation of the constitution

Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) launched proceedings on 9 January against the terrestrial television station (...)

Published on 11 January 2013 Read

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RWB’s address to the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights

Reporters Without Borders has been invited to address the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights on 18 September 2012, when it is to (...)

Published on 18 September 2012 Read

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After 2-million-dollar fine, court orders freeze of TV station’s assets

Venezuela’s Supreme Court yesterday ratified a fine of 9.3 million bolivars (2.162 million dollars) imposed by the radio and television regulator (...)

Published on 29 June 2012 Read

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Attacks on three Maracaibo media amid continuing tension in run-up to election

With just four months to go to a 7 October election in which President Hugo Chávez is being challenged by former Miranda state governor Henrique (...)

Published on 8 June 2012 Read

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Court bans all media from mentioning water pollution claims

Under an order issued by a Caracas court yesterday, all print, broadcast and online media are now banned from referring to an alleged case of (...)

Published on 22 March 2012 Read

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Investigation drags its heels after two burglaries at offices of free speech NGO

The Venezuelan organization Espacio Público, which defends free speech, has suffered two successive break-ins at its offices, on 16 and 26 (...)

Published on 2 December 2011 Read

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Court urged to acquit editor after releasing him conditionally

Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that Leocenis García, the editor of the weekly Sexto Poder, has been released conditionally after (...)

Published on 22 November 2011 Read