Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

According to the report, the aggressions reached their climax towards the middle of the year, sometimes a bit before or a bit later, due to specific situations such as general elections in Peru or the lawsuit for millions of dollars against the newspaper “El Universo” in Ecuador.

Alberto Rodríguez and Orian Brito posted images of armed children on their Twitter accounts and have, in the past, been critical of President Chávez.

Giselle Almarza and cameraman Dali Gomez had travelled to La Rica in Monagas state, in response to a complaint by local farmers who claimed to have lost part of their harvest because of an oil spill.

According to the Globovisión journalist, only state-owned, and therefore pro-Chávez media, were permitted to attend the ceremony.

The hacker group “N33” claimed they would attack Luis Carlos Díaz because of his statements about cyber attacks.

The CONATEL has seized equipment from three radio stations in the state of Nueva Esparta, alleging that they were “operating clandestinely” without the proper permits.

The TV station’s legal department says the fine is a breach of its right to freedom of speech.

Police hit photographer Jesús Urea, shocked him with taser guns and confiscated his camera and memory card.