Venezuela - Foreign reporters forced to sign good conduct pledge before election

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the communication and information ministry's decision to make foreign reporters sign a pledge ahead of the 6 December parliamentary elections in which they accept that their accreditation could be withdrawn if they fail to comply with certain conditions. On 30 November, foreign journalists wanting to cover the elections had to sign an undertaking “to not manipulate images, audio files or texts in order to change their meaning, origin, or underlying (...)

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