The Diplomat
The Association of Media Editors of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean, EditoRed, of which The Diplomat in Spain is a member, published yesterday a statement condemning the wave of repression launched by the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela, especially after the elections held on July 28.
The statement reads as follows:
“The Association of Media Editors of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean, EditoRed, condemns the wave of repression that journalism is experiencing in Venezuela and demands guarantees so that media professionals, both national and foreign, can carry out their work in this country in a free, safe and dignified manner.
“Since July 29, when the CNE announced Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the elections in Venezuela, despite signs of serious irregularities and complaints that undermine the credibility and transparency of the electoral process, the South American country has been experiencing an acute human rights crisis.
“This wave of repression has affected activists, political opponents, citizen protesters, and the media and journalists who carry out a task that is key to democracy and the rule of law.
“According to the National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTPV), at least 12 journalists and media workers have been detained before, during and after the elections in irregular procedures and under alleged charges ranging from terrorism, conspiracy or incitement to hatred, judicial processes of which the details, basis and evidence are unknown.
“Added to this are the actions of the Nicolás Maduro regime to censor and control the dissemination of content on social networks, announcing criminal investigations against those responsible for media outlets, the suspension of the social network X, or the blocking of other instant messaging mechanisms.
“In recent weeks, the UN Human Rights Council, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Reporters Without Borders, European Union organizations, Amnesty International or the NGO Foro Penal have reported on the human rights violations that are being committed in Venezuela.
“In this context, EditoRed calls on the international community to monitor and accompany the situation of all media workers who have been prosecuted in recent weeks in the South American country, and who have been victims of the violation of fundamental guarantees such as the rights to freedom of the press, information, due process, the right to work, freedom and dignity.”
