101 Groups Demand Free Speech Guarantees in Venezuela

Over 100 media outlets and organizations call for free speech restoration in Venezuela ahead of political talks.

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A coalition of 38 media outlets and 63 civil society organizations presented the Manifesto for Freedom of Expression in Venezuela on a Tuesday. ^[1] The manifesto demands the repeal of laws used to criminalize dissent in Venezuela. ^[2] According to the 2025 Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and Press published by the Inter-American Press Society (SIP), Venezuela ranked last among 23 nations in the Americas with a score of 7.02 out of 100. ^[3] The coalition requests the immediate lifting of digital blocks imposed on news portals and the full release of citizens imprisoned for expressing their opinions. ^[4] The document proposes legal reforms to prevent the criminalization of dissent and calls for the immediate restructuring of the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL). ^[5] The document calls for the immediate release of all people detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and opinion. ^[6] The manifesto proposes transforming Conatel into a technical, autonomous, and auditable entity rather than maintaining it as a censorship tool. ^[7]

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A coalition of 38 media outlets and 63 civil society organizations presented the Manifesto for Freedom of Expression in Venezuela on a Tuesday. · EL NACIONAL

The manifesto demands the repeal of laws used to criminalize dissent in Venezuela. · TalCual

According to the 2025 Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and Press published by the Inter-American Press Society (SIP), Venezuela ranked last among 23 nations in the Americas with a score of 7.02 out of 100. · EL NACIONAL

The coalition requests the immediate lifting of digital blocks imposed on news portals and the full release of citizens imprisoned for expressing their opinions. · EL NACIONAL

The document proposes legal reforms to prevent the criminalization of dissent and calls for the immediate restructuring of the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL). · EL NACIONAL

The document calls for the immediate release of all people detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and opinion. · TalCual

The manifesto proposes transforming Conatel into a technical, autonomous, and auditable entity rather than maintaining it as a censorship tool. · TalCual

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