Claim 576

The court found the government's real aim was to stop RCTV's coverage critical of the Chavez administration.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The court found the government's real aim was to stop RCTV's coverage critical of the Chavez administration.
Field: status
Value: court finds real purpose
About: incident 2007-venezuela-rctv-license-not-renewed
Source: Regional court orders Venezuela to reinstate RCTV on the air
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2015-09-08

Quotation from the source

to silence critics of the government