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Jun
15
2010
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Headlines for today June 15, 2010

So you are current with what is happening in Venezuela, here are some of the most relevant headlines about the Venezuelan situation:

Human rights commission expresses concerns in Venezuela
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Monday castigated Venezuela for its recent record on freedom of expression in a letter sent to the country’s foreign minister.

OAS concerned about Chavez government attacks on Venezuela press
The commissioner for Venezuelan matters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS), Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, and the IACHR’s Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Catalina Botero Marino, today sent a communication to the Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro Moros, to express their deep concern over the deterioration of the situation of the right to freedom of expression and to request information on incidents that have occurred in Venezuela over the last week.

US government worried about bench warrant against Guillermo Zuloaga
“This is the latest example of the Venezuelan government’s continued onslaught on freedom of expression,” Philip Crowley, the US Department of State spokesman, said.

 
Jun
14
2010
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Mack Condemns Hugo Chavez for Continuing to Shut Down Free Press in Venezuela

Continuing with our coverage on the lack of freedom of the press in Venezuela, this morning TMC News reported that Congressman Connie Mack from Florida, condemned Hugo Chavez for issuing an arrest warrant for Dr. Guillermo Zuloaga, the president of Globovision, and Dr. Zuloaga’s son, William Zuloaga Siso.  Mack, who appered on CNN’s Larry King last week, to discuss the movie “South of the Border” from Oliver Stone, said that the US is a great nation ”because people like Oliver Stone have the right to say anything he wants, even if it is praising a communist and two-bit dictator. The people of Venezuela deserve the same rights of free speech and expression.”

Mack will participate in a panel discussion on the documentary and Hugo Chavez’s influence in the Western Hemisphere and press freedom in Latin America, to be held on June 16th at the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 
Jun
12
2010
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Guillermo Zuloaga of Globovisión ordered arrested in Venezuela

Venezuelan authorities issued an arrest warrant Friday for the owner of a television channel that takes a critical line against President Hugo Chávez.

Intelligence agents arrived at a home owned by Guillermo Zuloaga seeking to arrest him and one of his sons Friday night, but their whereabouts were unknown, defense lawyer Perla Jaimes said.

Zuloaga is president and majority shareholder of Globovision, the country’s only remaining channel on the airwaves that is stridently opposed to Chávez.

According to the Associated Press, a court issued the warrant for the businessman and his son, also named Guillermo, citing accusations of illegally keeping 24 new Toyota sport-utility vehicles stored at a home owned by Zuloaga, Attorney General Luisa Ortega said. Zuloaga and his son are charged with usury and conspiracy.

See the What will Chávez do next video, to view the chavista attacks on Globovisión.