February 1st, 2010
Channel 8, a critical TV station with the government, has been bought by a consortium created by presidents Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chávez. Details of the transaction had been kept secret, and Ortega’s possible control of the channel raised concern this week about attempts to silence the opposition. Read more hereAugust 18th, 2009
A Caracas court ordered the arrests of two people allegedly involved in the attacks last week that left 12 journalists hurt when they were demonstrating in favor of freedom of expression. All of the journalists who were handing out leaflets to motorists and pedestrians on a busy street in the capital are employees of the Cadena Capriles group, one of Venezuela’s biggest media companies. Read more here
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August 4th, 2009
Hugo Chavez has opened new fronts in his assault on independent media, says Daniel Duquenal
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July 30th, 2009
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is said to be stepping up his campaign of hostility towards broadcasters he considers too critical of his regime. He said the government is developing eight new media related laws including one that creates a new set of “media crimes” punishable with prison sentences. Read more hereTags: Tags: censorship, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela,
June 25th, 2009
Steps taken by the government to remove Globovisión’s free-to-air licence poses a fresh threat to the country’s independent media. Daniel Duquenal reports
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June 8th, 2009
A Venezuelan minister in Hugo Chavez’s government has announced plans to regulate cable subscription stations, saying the state would be “strict and severe” demonstrating this by fining opposition network Globovisión $2.3 million US dollars. Read more hereTags: Tags: free press, globovision, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela,
June 1st, 2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has halted a marathon edition of his programme Alo Presidente after challenging Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa to debate. Llosa replied that he would only debate directly with Chávez. The programme did not reappear in what has been hailed as an embarassing retreat. Read more hereTags: Tags: Hugo Chavez, Mario Vargas Llosa,
May 28th, 2009
In Venezuela hundreds of opponents of President Hugo Chavez marched in support of press freedom in Venezuela on Wednesday, two years after his government refused to renew the concession of an opposition-aligned television station. Read more hereTags: Tags: freedom of press, Hugo Chavez, protest, Venezuela,