July 25, 2024

IACHR: Venezuela Among Countries Where Freedom of Expression Is Most Fragile

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The deterioration of press freedom guarantees in Venezuela increased with the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, which means greater harassment of reporters during their coverage of vaccination days, and even for publishing data checks about the numbers of COVID-19 patients and deaths from the disease, said Pedro Vaca, special rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), during a meeting with the Foreign Press Association in the country. By Adriana Núñez Rabascall.

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