Espacio Público, a Caracas-based non-profit independent NGO devoted to defending human rights, just released a new report covering free speech violations in Venezuela from January to September of this year. Among their findings:
- 165 registered violations of free speech
- The states with the most violations are Caracas (103), Táchira (12) and Carabobo (11), followed by Anzoátegui and Mérida with 5 each.
- 105 cases were perpetrated by the government, 24 by third parties and 20 by an unknown source.
- The January-September period of this year represents 85 percent increase over the same period last year.
Access full report here.
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