The NGO documented 56 cases, including media outlets, individuals, journalists or press workers, whose rights to freedom of expression were violated during the month of August.
The NGO Espacio Público reported 101 violations of the right to freedom of expression during the month of August, 67 fewer than in July, when 168 were recorded, the highest figure so far this year.
According to the organization, violations of freedom of expression occurred mainly due to “acts of censorship, intimidation and harassment, in the context of demonstrations and political conflict in the midst of the post-electoral crisis.”
Similarly, the NGO document 56 cases, which include media outlets, individuals, journalists or press workers, whose rights to freedom of expression were violated by one or more of them.
“The violations of freedom of expression in August were perpetrated by 77 perpetrators, most of them linked to the Venezuelan State. Among them are 31 State institutions, 18 security forces, 10 officials, eight private operators and six people linked to the Executive Branch,” said the NGO linked to communication.
According to Espacio Público, the Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) “promoted the arbitrary detention of citizens who spread information critical of the government on social media and instant messaging applications, such as WhatsApp.”
There is no freedom of expression on social networks
He gave as an example the case of people who were arrested for “creating and distributing a video in the TikTok social network showing disagreement with the Government or for publications related to the opposition.”
He also documented cases of foreign journalists who were deported, the raid on the headquarters of the The Caroreño Newspaper in Lara state and an attack against SuchWhich which blocked “access to its content” via the Internet.
Following the elections on July 28, Nicolás Maduro’s government recorded 25 deaths and more than 2,400 arrests, including 16 journalists, of which 12 have not yet been released, according to Espacio Público.
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