“You have to go” is the phrase that defines the exile of Venezuelan journalists and the title of the most recent investigation by Luz Mely Reyes, co-founder of digital media outlet Efecto Cocuyo. Her new study reveals how censorship and persecution have forced many to leave their country and reinvent themselves abroad.
Journalists and human rights organizations say Venezuelan authorities detain and release journalists to control and censor, using ‘punishment as warning’ as a tool to instill fear and silence the press.
Two new laws that impose new restrictions on independent media, plus the suspension of funding through US agencies, leave the Venezuelan press with few options for survival.
Exiled journalists face stalled asylum cases and the end of humanitarian parole. Those sent back to Nicaragua or Venezuela would return to regimes openly hostile to press freedom.
Countering narratives of hate, listening to migrants and delivering practical information are practices journalists who report on migrant communities are implementing to improve coverage ahead of possible measures from the U.S. president.
The weeklong disappearance of free speech advocate Carlos Correa and a widespread block on TikTok signal escalating repression as Nicolás Maduro begins his third term.
Latin America remains one of the most dangerous regions for journalists, with criminals and governments using killings and arbitrary detentions to silence press workers.
Three months after Nicolás Maduro’s disputed reelection, authorities are targeting journalists who appear to be critical, pushing many to self-censor, hide or flee the country.
Lawmakers from the left and the right are drafting ‘foreign agent’ laws they claim protect their national sovereignty. They also threaten independent news outlets that rely on international funding.
Three women reporters have been arrested and accused of terrorism, amid a broader crackdown on dissent across the country.
Operación Retuit is a daily online newscast created by independent journalists hoping to bypass the censorship, persecution and increasing repression gripping post-election Venezuela.
Some local journalists in Venezuela’s regions are turning away from reporting to stay safe in the face of repression.