Venezuela - Right to information more endangered than ever in national crisis

Reporters without borders

The protests in Venezuela have turned violent and the journalists covering them are on the front line. Trough acts of violence and crackdowns, the security forces and self-proclaimed paramilitary groups have become obstacles to media workers. Polarization between pro-government and opposition media has peaked again after lingering since the March 2013 elections, when Reporters Without Borders urged candidates to come out in support of media pluralism and called for journalists to be given (...)

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