The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

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