The Press and Society Institute, the National College of Journalists and the NGO Espacio Público, referred to the pressures that the press receives from the Venezuelan State. They called on the administration of Nicolás Maduro to end impunity, regarding the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013.
Unions and non-governmental organizations demanded justice and freedom for the detained journalists, most of them after the presidential elections on July 28. The request was made regarding the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013.
On Saturday, November 2, the Press and Society Institute (Ipys/Venezuela) stated that in the country, where “repression and censorship are daily,” it is vital to demand justice. He demanded concrete actions to “eradicate impunity.” At the same time, he stressed that crimes against the press are not only directed at journalists, but also at the citizen’s right to be informed.
For its part, the National College of Journalists (CNP) demanded on social networks “the full release” of journalists detained “arbitrarily”, since “reporting is not a crime.”
For its part, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Espacio Público demanded justice for the journalists. He stated that communicators “are victims of arbitrary arrests, harassment, persecution and direct threats” after the presidential elections.
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According to Ipys, in 2024 14 journalists have been arrested. Nine of them after the presidential elections, when protests broke out against the result announced by the National Electoral Council in which President Nicolás Maduro was named the winner of the elections.
On October 18, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warned about the increase in attacks on journalists in Venezuela in the context of the presidential elections and said that the Government “continues to overshadow the few remaining vestiges of freedom of the press and expression.” », which has turned journalism into «a high-risk profession» in the country.
Last August, the CNP warned of the “brutal and systematic escalation of repression” against journalists, photojournalists and photographers, as well as against any citizen who “dares to disagree with the official narrative regarding the results of the elections.”.
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