Private media outlets denied access to government ceremony

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Instituto Prensa y Sociedad

22 November 2006

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(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 November 2006, several private media outlets were prevented from attending the Venezuelan Air Force anniversary ceremony. Only state-owned media outlets were allowed to attend. The ceremony took place in the municipality of Palavecino in Lara state, central Venezuela. Army officials ordered journalists from local newspaper “El Impulso” to leave the premises. […]

(IPYS/IFEX) – On 10 November 2006, several private media outlets were prevented from attending the Venezuelan Air Force anniversary ceremony. Only state-owned media outlets were allowed to attend. The ceremony took place in the municipality of Palavecino in Lara state, central Venezuela.

Army officials ordered journalists from local newspaper “El Impulso” to leave the premises. Crews from the private television channels Globovisión, Televen and RCTV and from the newspaper “El Universal”, were also denied entrance.

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