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Venezuelan parliamentary journalist reports being followed

16 May 2013
Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela

Richard Sayago, a parliamentary journalist and assistant, reported that he has been followed and has received threats by unidentified persons. He presumes these incidents are linked to complaints and irregularities he presented at the national assembly after the presidential elections.

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Sports journalist shot to death in Venezuela

Johnny González covered sports news for the newspaper Líder. He was on his way to work when he was intercepted by men on a motorcycle and in a car who tried to steal his vehicle. According to local media, González resisted and the assailants shot him three times.

‎Inter American Press Association‎ 9 May 2013

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Venezuelan reporter's van set on fire

Lilia Giménez, a journalist at El Anaquense, a privately-owned newspaper, was the victim of an attack at her house, which she says is linked to the publication of reports on the management by government officials within the ruling party.

‎Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela‎ 6 May 2013

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Venezuela must present evidence or release U.S. filmmaker

Timothy Hallet Tracy, an aspiring filmmaker who has been a producer and consultant for movies and television in California, has been in Venezuela since 2012 filming current events. Local intelligence police detained Tracy at the international airport in Caracas, the capital, as he was about to leave Venezuela on 24 April 2013.

‎Committee to Protect Journalists‎29 April 2013

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