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Articles
05/26/08 - El Universal
Despite the rain, Caracas residents voice solidarity with RCTV
05/26/08 - RTTNews
Anti-Chavez Opposition Demands Return Of RCTV Broadcast License
05/25/08 - The Canadian Press
Opponents of Venezuelan leader Chavez demand return of opposition TV station
10/15/07 - El Universal
IAPA: Freedom of speech jeopardized in Latin America for Venezuelan influence
10/14/07 - WTOP News
More attacks on free expression reported
10/10/07 - El Universal
IAB demands restitution of signal to RCTV
09/20/07 - El Universal
Student movement denounces "Chávez's abuses"
07/31/07 - Wall Street Journal
Venezuelan Cable Station Faces Chávez Showdown
07/19/07 - BBC Monitoring
Venezuela wants subscription channels to carry government slots
07/16/07 - Financial Times
Television channel critical of Chavez returns
07/14/07 - Agence France Presse
Venezuelan students set up blackboards for free speech
07/11/07 - AFX International Focus
Venezuelan TV station heads to cable
07/04/07 - Washington Times
Because freedom matters
06/25/07 - Agence France Presse
Venezuelan opposition channel warns against closure
06/20/07 - Washington Post
Self-censorship by Venezuela media mogul rewarded
06/16/07 - Washington Post
Venezuelan Emigres Find Common Ground in Anger
06/10/07 - Miami Herald
Even off air, Venezuela's RCTV goes on
06/08/07 - Wall Street Journal
A Bid to Ease Chávez's Power Grip
06/05/07 - BBC
US condemns Venezuelan TV closure
06/04/07 - El Universal
Spain asks Venezuela to reconsider decision on RCTV
06/01/07 - New York Times
Chávez Looks at His Critics in the Media and Sees the Enemy
05/30/07 - Los Angeles Times
Hugo Chavez versus RCTV
05/30/07 - Reuters
Venezuela's Chavez widens attack on opposition media
05/29/07 - CNN
Troops fire tear gas, rubber bullets in TV station protest
05/29/07 - Miami Herald
Chávez warns private TV news station
05/29/07 - BBC
Second Venezuela TV is under fire
05/29/07 - The Economist
Chávez changes channels
05/25/07 - BBC
Chávez rejects TV move criticism
05/25/07 - Bloomberg
Chávez Pulls Plug on Venezuela's Favorite Television Network
05/25/07 - Forbes
Venezuela TV Station in Final Days
05/24/07 - International Herald Tribune
EU Parliament criticizes Venezuela over cancelation of TV license
05/24/07 - Reuters
TV closure sparks Venezuela media freedom fears
05/24/07 - El Universal
US Committee on Foreign Relations endorses resolution on behalf of RCTV
05/24/07 - El Universal
US Senate to ask OAS to take a stance on RCTV case
05/24/07 - MSNBC
Media freedom fears after Venezuela TV closure
05/23/07 - Houston Chronicle
Venezuela's RCTV Off Air by Monday
05/23/07 - The Guardian
Chávez silences critical TV station - and robs the people of their soaps
05/23/07 - CNN
Court: Venezuelan TV station must stop broadcasting
05/22/07 - BBC
Protests mount over Venezuela TV
05/22/07 - Carribean Net News
Three detained with guns as Venezuela closes TV
05/21/07 - Pierceland Herald
Protesters decry loss of Venezuela TV
05/21/07 - International Herald Tribune
Protesters decry Venezuela's refusal to renew license of opposition-sided TV station
05/21/07 - Al Jazeera English
Venezuelans march for TV station
05/20/07 - BBC
Venezuelans rally for TV station
05/19/07 - Reuters
Venezuelans protest opposition TV channel closure
05/18/07 - Boston Herald
Venezuela’s Supreme Court dismisses challenge by TV station set to lose license
05/11/07 - El Universal
"RCTV will not be a public channel, but a government channel"
05/11/07 - The New Zealand Herald
Chávez set to shut down TV station in act of revenge
05/10/07 - The Independent (UK)
Chávez accused of censorship over threat to close TV station
05/04/07 - El Universal
Reporters Lobby for RCTV
05/04/07 - El Universal
Venezuelan deputies in Brussels advocate move against RCTV
05/04/07 - El Universal
Brazilian radio stations rebuff decision on RCTV
05/04/07 - El Universal
AIR-IAB urges government to reconsider RCTV case
05/04/07 - El Universal
Mexican congress to discuss RCTV case
05/03/07 - El Universal
Journalists, university students ask government to reconsider decision on RCTV
05/02/07 - Miami Herald
TV CEO out to stop Chávez from taking station
05/01/07 - Voice of America
Report: Press freedom continues to decline worldwide
04/30/07 - El Universal
Journalists rally on behalf of RCTV
04/30/07 - Petroleum World
Chávez's press rights commitment questioned
04/28/07 - China Post
Venezuelans opposed to Chávez's TV station plan
04/28/07 - Taipei Times
Mexico's Fox pans Chavez for building 'dictatorial' regime
04/27/07 - El Universal
Venezuelan ombudsman says IACHR suit is a political attack
04/27/07 - El Universal
Venezuelan foreign minister brands IACHR as "enemy of democracy"
04/27/07 - El Universal
Chávez raids on IACHR for legal action against Venezuela
04/27/07 - El Universal
Inter-American court may stop closure of RCTV
04/27/07 - El Universal
International bodies voice support for RCTV
04/27/07 - Voice of America
Venezuela poll: 70 percent oppose closure of TV station
04/24/07 - El Universal
RCTV CEO asks European Parliament to advocate freedom of expression in Venezuela
04/23/07 - El Universal
New demonstrations for RCTV and freedom of expression
04/22/07 - BBC
Venezuelans in TV network protest
04/21/07 - Miami Herald
Venezuela opposition protests TV closing
01/05/07 - Washington Post
OAS warn Venezuela concerning TV station
12/29/06 - BBC
Chávez to shut down opposition TV
Editorials
10/11/07 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The press' freedom is waning
06/18/07 - Latin Business Chronicle
Venezuela Outlook: Chavez Forever?
06/18/07 - Latin Business Chronicle
Venezuela Outlook: Q&A
06/07/07 - Index on Censorship
Censorship in Venezuela: the RCTV case
06/07/07 - Miami Herald
OAS silence on Venezuela censorship scary
06/06/07 - New York Times
Silence = Despotism
06/06/07 - New York Post
Hugo & the Media Kings
06/06/07 - The American Prospect
Hugo Chavez's Television Crisis
06/04/07 - Wall Street Journal
The Young and the Restless
05/22/07 - Stabroek News (Guyana)
The closure of RCTV
05/14/07 - The Washington Post
Dead Air in Caracas
05/08/07 - Marketplace
Silencing an opposing voice
04/27/07 - The Jamaica Gleaner
Chávez should think again
04/24/07 - The Washington Post
CPJ: Some media easing up on Chávez
03/05/07 - The Weekly Standard
Hasta la vista, free speech; Hugo Chávez consolidates his hold on Venezuela's media
02/22/07 - The Economist
Freedom to agree
02/09/07 - The Nation
Mission to Caracas
01/24/07 - The Wall Street Journal
Remote control
01/04/07 - The National Review
A long goodbye to democracy
Press Releases
05/24/07 - European Parliament
Resolution of 24 May 2007 on the Radio Caracas TV channel case in Venezuela
05/24/07 - European Parliament
Human rights: Venezuela, Syria, Sudan
05/24/07 - Reporters Without Borders
European Parliament adopts resolution backing embattled broadcaster RCTV
05/24/07 - Committee to Protect Journalists
CPJ urges Chávez to allow RCTV to stay on the air
05/22/07 - Human Rights Watch
Venezuela: TV Shutdown Harms Free Expression
05/21/07 - Reporters Without Borders
Supreme Court rules RCTV’s appeal against loss of its licence "inadmissible"
05/10/07 - IFEX
Programme host fired from La Tele television station after participating in march supporting RCTV workers
05/08/07 - Angus Reid Global Monitor
Venezuelans oppose TV channel's suspension
05/03/07 - Freedom House
Stop killing journalists
04/24/07 - IFEX
Non-renewal of RCTV license a threat to media pluralism, will cost 2,000 their jobs, says IFJ
04/24/07 - IFEX
Other media outlets less critical in wake of "predetermined" non-renewal of RCTV licence, says CPJ report
04/18/07 - IFEX
AMARC says automatic renewal of broadcasting licenses "inappropriate and unjust", that RCTV "violated citizens' right to information" during 2002 coup
04/15/07 - IFEX
Graffiti supporting non-renewal of RCTV's broadcasting license painted on station's walls
03/29/07 - IFEX
Minister ratifies non-renewal of broadcasting license for RCTV television station
01/25/07 - Reporters Without Borders
Appeal to President Hugo Chávez in the name of media pluralism
01/12/07 - IFEX
Joint action: CPJ, IPYS cite "lack of transparency" in government's decision regarding renewal of RCTV, call for greater commitment to freedom of expression
01/02/07 - Reporters Without Borders
Government looking at three options for privately-owned broadcaster
12/29/06 - IFEX
IAPA condemns President Chávez's non-renewal of television network's license
12/29/06 - IAPA
IAPA assails Venezuela's Chávez over non-renewal of TV station license
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