Censorship in Venezuela - Wiki. Censorship in Venezuela refers to all actions which can be considered as suppression in speech in the country.
Reporters Without Borders ranked Venezuela 116th out of 180 countries in its World Press Freedom Index 2014[1] and classified Venezuela's freedom of information in the "difficult situation" level.[2] Reporters Without Borders also noticed that "journalists and news media are also political tools" calling Venezuela "an extreme example" since "insults and physical attacks" are common during elections.[3] The Constitution of Venezuela says that freedom of expression and press freedom are protected. Venezuela. Freedom of the Press 2008 - Venezuela. Status: Not Free Legal Environment: 26 (of 30) Political Environment: 29 (of 40) Economic Environment: 19 (of 30) Total Score: 74 (of 100) (Lower scores = freer) A hostile political atmosphere under the government of President Hugo Chavez has fostered a steady decline in press freedom over the past several years, and that trend continued in 2007.
The major event of the year was the non-renewal of popular opposition-aligned television station RCTV's broadcast license. In general, state initiatives have eroded the influence of private media, in which the previous dominance of pro-opposition outlets has been dwindling. Among other actions, the government has enacted legislation prohibiting the broadcast of certain material, intimidated and denied access to private media, and harassed journalists employed at such outlets. The legal environment for the press remains poor.
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