Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Nelson Bocaranda said there seemed to be a plan to kidnap him and then make him appear drugged in a photomontage which would be publicised by the State-owned media.

Adolfo Superlano, the host of a radio programme that denounces corruption, has requested protective measures, saying he feels he may be attacked by Barinas government personnel.

Fifty IFEX members and other rights groups call on the Bahrain authorities to release from prison human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, whose life is at risk since beginning a hunger strike on 8 February.

Security employees of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela denied access to a small Globovisión team made up of journalist Carlos Alberto Figueroa, cameraman Ademar Dona and assistant Oscar Graterol.

The threats seem to be connected to a statement Walter Obergón made regarding the poor conditions of the stadium where the Copa Libertadores match between Zamora Football Club and Argentina’s Boca-Juniors was to be played.

Journalist Abrahán Carvajal informed IPYS-Venezuela that members of the militia entered the room where they were interviewing a patient, and ordered them to leave and head to the Security Office.

Gustavo Azócar believes that the expiration of the station’s broadcast license two years ago – and CONATEL’s refusal to renew it – might have played a role in the decision.

Six men attacked a group of journalists seeking information pertaining to the killing of a 16-year old girl.