"The Caracas chapter of the National College of Journalists (CNP for its initials in Spanish) and the National Union of Press Workers (Sntp) reported Wednesday morning on the release of journalists Ramón Centeno, Rafael García Márvez, Carlos Marcano, Víctor Ugas and Leandro Palmar, as well as technician Belises Cubillán. The releases of Roland Carreño, Carlos […]
"The National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP, for its Spanish acronym) reported this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, that two foreign journalists, including one Mexican, remained incommunicado and could not be located in that country. After being held for 17 hours, both journalists were released and returned to Colombian territory. The individuals involved are […]
"The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish acronym) of Venezuela reported on Monday [Jan. 5] that 14 previously detained journalists have been released, on a day when the National Assembly began its 2026-2031 legislative session in Caracas. Via X (formerly Twitter), the SNTP said that one of the journalists was deported and […]
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. […]
"A contributor to the digital outlet La Patilla, Rory Branker, 43, was arrested on Feb. 20, 2025, in Caracas by officers of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN, for its initials in Spanish) as he was leaving his home. He spent 206 days incommunicado before his family was finally allowed to see him in a holding cell of the […]
“Chilevisión correspondent Roberto Cox said Dec. 16 that he was detained for six hours by Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency at a border outpost. The incident occurred after an episode at the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge, which connects Cúcuta, Colombia, with Ureña, Venezuela. Cox described what happened in a post on Instagram. ‘Six hours […]
"The press team from the Argentinian channel C5N, consisting of journalists Nicolás Monafó and Adrián Salonia, and cameraman Sebastián Solís, were expelled from Maiquetía International Airport in Venezuela on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Salonia reported on his Instagram account that after the plane landed at 2:00 a.m., the airport's immigration team demanded their documents, took […]
“Venezuelan news outlet El Pitazo said Monday that its website has been offline since Nov. 21 for reasons that remain unknown. In a statement, the outlet said the company that hosts its site — Contabo — reported all its information stored on the server had been deleted and that it did not know how it […]
"Venezuelan journalist Joan Camargo was released on Tuesday [Nov. 4], after being forcibly disappeared for more than 100 hours. It remains unclear who was responsible for his abduction, and details surrounding his release have not yet been disclosed. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its Spanish acronym) was the first organization to report […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) included Latin American figures in its 2025 edition of Press Freedom Predators who, according to its criteria, represent persistent threats to journalism. Among them are three presidents: Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, accused of imprisoning and expelling journalists, closing media outlets, and eliminating all independent press; Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, whose regime […]
“By 8 a.m. Friday, 24 hours had passed without news of the whereabouts of young journalist Joan Camargo, who was intercepted by hooded men as he left his home in the Cotiza section of Caracas. According to the National Union of Press Workers, Camargo was leaving on his motorcycle when he was ambushed and taken […]
“Venezuela’s National Press Workers Union (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) condemned on Tuesday, Oct. 14, a new episode of systematic censorship against journalists and radio programs in Venezuela, following an order banning any mention of the attack against two exiled Venezuelan activists in Bogotá, Colombia. According to the union, several nationwide radio networks received […]