Venezuela could punish channel for vote coverage

Local opposition TV network Globovision could face legal punishment for infringing electoral laws during recent local elections. Chavez´s administration claims that Globovision violated broadcast laws when it...

TeleSur: A project without long-term future?

In the following translation of an interview with Telesur Vice President Aram Aharoni, some revelations of the inside situation and future of the Latin American satellite channel  are unveiled....

Chavez opponents call state media coverage unfair

As Venezuealan President Hugo Chavez blamed the oppostion today of attempting another coup, it claims if has unfair access to media coverage. During the 2002 coup, oppostion media network managed to concealed...

What is the Venezuelan News Media Actually Like?

" What is the Venezuelan News Media Actually Like? August 4th 2008, by Andrew Kennis - Narco News What is the Venezuelan News Media Actually Like? Listening to accounts by the U.S. news media and to the...

Venezuelan police arrested man believed to be killer of RCTV anchorman (Updat...

Updates: On Sunday 29 June 2008, opposition site Noticiero Digital and El Universal, stated that RCTV anchorman Javier Garcia met his murderer on a male prostitution corner at a posh suburb of...

RCTV anchorman Javier Garcia murdered over the weekend (updated III)

Updates: On 26 June 2008.Later this afternoon, Venezuelan police arrested a young man believed to the killer of RCTV Anchorman Javier Garcia.  This morning, Venezuelan police had unveiled the face...

RCTV Cancellation: a year after (updated)

UPDATES: An opposition demonstration took place peacefully today in favour of RCTV. During the public event less than expected people attended. It was a rainy day in Caracas though. Opposition took the opportunity...

RCTV returns by cable TV (updated)

Caracas.-  On Wednesday  July 11, 2007, RCTV President Marcel Granier announced his embattled TV station will start transmitting again on 16 July. This time RCTV will be broadcasted by TV cable...

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Venezuelan students debate in Parliament

After continuous street protests, Venezuelan student leaders are perceived as emerging political actors. However, the unity of student movement is a rather distant goal. Students are split as...

Chávez: US defeated at OAS over RCTV

US DEFEAT AT OAS: Today, 6 June 2007, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez commented on recent conclusion of XXXVII OAS General Assembly.  In a news conference, Chávez said that OAS declined to adopt a US...

OAS: Rice/Maduro duel

On June 4, American State Secretary Condoleezza Rice attended the XXXVII General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) at Panama. During her intervention, State Secretary Rice brought...

President Daniel Ortega in Caracas

·         On June 3 2007, Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega arrived in Caracas for an official working visit. Venezuela and Nicaragua have procured very tight...

RCTV closure: Legal and popular? (part II)

On June 3 2007, Venezuelan opposition staged a poorly attended demonstration to express its rejection to the cancellation of RCTV broadcasting license. It submitted a petition to the Venezuelan Ombudsman...

RCTV cancellation: Legal and popular?

On Saturday 2 June 2007, thousands of people attended a pro government demonstration at Caracas to back recent cancellation of RCTV broadcasting license. President Chavez appeared to express his views on...

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