“Diosdado Cabello, the secretary general of Venezuela's ruling party, the United Socialist Party, denied the blocking of news outlets and claimed the restrictions are due to a ‘failure to pay’ internet service providers. In a press conference from the party's headquarters in Caracas, Cabello, who also serves as interior and justice minister, also issued a warning […]
“A total of 101 news outlets, organizations, and associations called on Tuesday for guarantees of freedom of expression in Venezuela, following more than 27 years during which, they say there has been censorship, persecution, and restrictions on civic space. Through the ‘Manifesto for Freedom of Expression in Venezuela,’ 38 news organizations and 63 civil groups […]
“The team from news site Criterio.hn made public a new escalation of online attacks they are receiving. They reported some of their social media profiles have been subjected to the systematic removal of content through claims for alleged copyright infringements, in a pattern that could amount to indirect censorship and illegitimate restriction on the exercise […]
“In a small corner in the province of Los Ríos, publishing a news story can cost a life. There, the mafias decide what the press can report. To stay alive, a journalist self censored, and when asked, what can you not publish? His answer is clear. 'Violent deaths.' Can you mention the mafias? 'You cannot, […]
"The National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, for its Portuguese initials), together with its affiliated unions, publicly expresses its profound condemnation and concern regarding the increasing removal of social media profiles linked to Meta accounts and independent and alternative journalism websites in Brazil. Such measures—often implemented arbitrarily and without transparency—constitute a serious form of private censorship […]
Venezuela's Press and Society Institute (IPYS, for its initials in Spanish) and the National College of Journalists (CNP) said persecution of journalists and censorship in the country have not ceased following the fall of President Nicolás Maduro in January. They said that while journalism continues, it is still practiced under conditions of pressure and harassment. […]
“Journalists Analí Andrade Pareja, of Fuerza Informativa Apurímac, and Edwin Ramírez Delgado, of the Portada.pe website, are facing legal proceedings after Judge Wilmar de la Cruz Gutiérrez filed a constitutional injunction. The judge intends to force the journalists to remove several publications that reported on serious allegations against him for alleged influence peddling and abuse […]
“Judge América Vergara revoked a ‘protection order’ requested by brothers Roberto and Ramón Carretero Napolitano, which prevented journalist Sabrina Bacal from reporting on their activities. The order had been in effect since November 6, when it was issued by Isela Mela Peralta, deputy prosecutor of the section for crimes against freedom, honor, the administration of […]
“Traditional media outlets in Venezuela that have been censored for years are daring to take a new direction following Nicolás Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces in early January. After years of harsh repression, television channels and social media accounts have begun to include the voices of opposition figures and relatives of political prisoners in their […]
"The Union of Journalists of the State of Pará [in Brazil] and the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, by its acronym in Portuguese) publicly condemn the court decisions that censored the reports published by journalist Adriano Wilkson regarding the Municipal Administrative Reform of the Belém City Council […] and the suspicion of overpriced contracts signed […]
“One month after Jan. 3, Venezuela’s information space shows no signs of recovery. What has unfolded since then is a sequence of events that confirms the persistence of an environment hostile to the practice of journalism, marked by direct controls, administrative sanctions, public warnings and the repeated use of state force as a mechanism to […]
Two days after the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. authorities, the Venezuelan National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its acronym in Spanish) warned that a democratic transition in Venezuela is impossible while political persecution, censorship, arbitrary detentions and the systematic violation of fundamental rights persist. In a statement released on Jan. […]