Chavez government attacks free press

08 Jun 09 | Index Index, minipost

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 here

Globovision under threat

14 Feb 08 | News and features

Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega Díaz has been asked to investigate independent TV station Globovision, after allegations it had “undermined” President Hugo Chavez by broadcasting a news report that showed him chewing coca leaves.
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