"The National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (Seniat, for its abbreviation in Spanish) ordered the closure of the newspaper La Voz. A commission appeared at the warehouses where the newspaper is printed and closed the facilities. It is one of the few print publications left in Venezuela. The newspaper has circulated for 58 […]
“Nicaragua has escalated its persecution of critical voices since 2018, pushing freedom of expression to a nearly nonexistent state, according to a joint submission to the United Nations by the Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other journalism and human rights groups. The submission, prepared for Nicaragua’s Universal Periodic Review in 2024, documents the government’s […]
The Venezuelan newspaper Última Hora announced this Friday, August 2, the closure of its operations in response to threats issued by Portuguesa state Governor Primitivo Cedeño, an ally of President Nicolás Maduro. In a statement published on its website, the newspaper's editorial staff says the decision was made to protect its employees. "In the face […]
"In a new attack on freedom of expression, the National Telecommunications Commission of Venezuela (Conatel, for its Spanish acronym) closed the radio station Minuto 193.9 FM, based in Acarigua, Portuguesa state, this Monday, May 13. This was reported by the director and founder of the radio station, Fredy Andrade Alvarado, on his X account, where […]
"The newspaper La Prensa, the oldest in Nicaragua, reaches 98 years old, resisting from exile and with a commemorative edition published by its journalists from Nicaraguan territory on the San Juan River. 'This year, journalists, using a Costa Rican boat with the right of free navigation on the San Juan River, Nicaraguan territory, have created […]
“Following the announcements of President [of Argentina] Javier Milei, the national government closed the state news agency Télam. Personnel from the Police of the City of Buenos Aires fenced off their buildings in Buenos Aires and on its website www.telam.com.ar a message appeared with the Argentine shield and the phrase: 'Page under construction.' It is […]
"Grupo Extra, owner of Diario Extra, TV42 and radio América, announced this Wednesday [May 31], at 4:09 p.m., the closure of its operations starting Thursday, June 1. Iary Gómez Quesada, general manager of the company, attributed the closure to the 'lack of economic reactivation of the country,' which caused, he alleged, that they did not […]
"[News outlet Espacio Público says] September closed as the month with the highest number of cases of violations of freedom of expression so far in 2022. We documented 27 cases and a total of 68 violations of the right to freedom of expression and more than half were acts of censorship. The main victims of […]