"Venezuela has cancelled the passports of dozens of journalists and activists since Nicolás Maduro claimed a re-election victory, part of what rights groups say is an intensifying campaign of repression against the authoritarian president’s opponents. At least 40 people — mostly journalists and human rights activists — have had their passports annulled without explanation, according […]
"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 […]
"Relatives of journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, correspondent for La Patilla, who was arbitrarily detained on August 20 in La Guaira, are demanding her immediate release after more than a month of her arrest. Politician Xiomara Barreto, Guaita’s mother, posted on social media, reminding the public that Guaita is also a 'prominent athlete' and certified powerbike […]
"Venezuelan journalist Luis Gonzalo Pérez announced this Thursday, September 19, that he left the country in forced exile, after spending two months in hiding due to threats from Nicolás Maduro's government following the July 28 presidential elections. In a video shared on his social media, the journalist said he and his family left the country, […]
“Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission, an agency controlled by President Nicolás Maduro's government, ordered the closure of the radio station Victoria 103.9 FM of La Victoria, in Aragua state, alleging that it's authorization to broadcast had expired. [...] 'It was learned that the station had made a request for renewal of the concession, but did not […]
“Reporter Jesús Medina Ezaine left Venezuela this Sunday, Sept. 15, alleging that the measure of complete freedom he received after a six-year trial will be revoked. Medina Ezaine recorded a video from Colombia, on the border with our country, in which he accuses Judge Shirley Páez; Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Minister of Interior […]
*This post was updated after Carmela Longo was released "A well-known Venezuelan entertainment journalist arrested in Caracas over the weekend has been released, a media union said on Monday [Aug. 26], but she faces terrorism charges as the fallout from the country's disputed July 28 presidential election widens. Carmela Longo, who until last week worked […]
"Venezuelan journalists have had to flee the country to safeguard their lives, personal safety and freedom, as they face systematic persecution by the government. The report 'Journalists in Exile: An Approach to the Venezuelan Press Diaspora,' by the Venezuelan Press and Society Institute (IPYS Venezuela), shows how media professionals have been harassed for their work […]
“Journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, from the news portal La Patilla, was apparently detained by Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) officials while she was near the El Rincón neighborhood in Maiquetía, the National Press Workers’ Union reported on their X account. [...] The legal advisor of the Democratic Unitary Platform, Perkins Rocha, said Guaita is also the […]
"On August 17, 2024, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopted Resolution 50/2024, by which it granted precautionary measures for the benefit of Roland Oswaldo Carreño Gutiérrez after considering that he is in a serious and urgent risk of irreparable harm in Venezuela. According to the request, Roland Carreño, journalist, political activist and national leader […]
“In addition to President Maduro’s ban on X (formerly Twitter) and the messaging app Signal, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) found at least 70 violations of press freedom committed by the authorities since the presidential elections on July 28, 2024. Both national and foreign journalists face a climate of hostility and repression, marked by arbitrary arrests, […]
"'We denounce the illegal and arbitrary use of anti-terrorism laws in Venezuela, especially against journalists and photojournalists detained during the post-election protests in the country,' the [National Union of Press Workers] SNTP said in a statement posted on its social networks. Photojournalists Yousner Alvarado (Barinas, west) and Deisy Peña (Miranda, center), cameraman Paúl León (Trujillo, […]