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Continuing hostility

Media still under attack two months after presidential election

Published on 11 June 2013Read

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Protests

Safety of journalists at risk in post-election clashes

Published on 16 April 2013Read

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Call for “peaceful debate” after constitutional changes rejected in referendum

Reporters Without Borders called today for a calm and peaceful debate on the media and civil liberties in Venezuela after a government-backed (...)

Published on 3 December 2007 Read

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Letter to Nicolas Sarkozy of eve of meeting with Hugo Chávez

Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Robert Ménard wrote to French President Nicolas Sarkozy today about tomorrow’s official visit to France (...)

Published on 19 November 2007 Read

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Concern about safety of journalists amid violent demonstrations over constitutional reform

Reporters Without Borders voiced deep concern today about the safety of Venezuela’s journalists amid mounting clashes between supporters and (...)

Published on 8 November 2007 Read

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Call for clear rules that promote media pluralism after temporary reprieve for RCTV’s cable broadcasting

RCTV Internacional was able to continue broadcasting by cable beyond yesterday’s government deadline thanks to an 11th hour reprieve in the form (...)

Published on 2 August 2007 Read

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Government could make RCTV unavailable by cable on 1 August

Ten days after the embattled Venezuelan broadcaster RCTV, now called RCTV Internacional, resumed broadcasting via cable and satellite on 16 July, (...)

Published on 27 July 2007 Read

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Journalist’s car explodes outside his home a few days after he resigns as website editor

Journalist Roger Santodomingo’s car mysteriously exploded and caught fire outside his Caracas home yesterday, just a few days after he resigned as (...)

Published on 5 July 2007 Read

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After closing RCTV, Chávez goes on offensive against sole remaining opposition TV station

Reporters Without Borders today accused President Hugo Chávez of aiming to eliminate all the opposition press after he publicly threatened (...)

Published on 31 May 2007 Read

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International community urged to rally to defence of Venezuela’s media after RCTV’s closure

Reporters Without Borders today called for international condemnation of President Hugo Chávez’s decision not to renew the licence of Venezuela’s (...)

Published on 28 May 2007 Read