Venezuela media law undercuts freedom of expression

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Venezuela media law undercuts freedom of expression
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A draft law to increase state control of TV and radio broadcasting in Venezuela threatens to undermine the media's freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch(HRW) has said. Venezuela's National Assembly, which has been voting article by article on the law, known as the Law of Social Responsibility in Radio and Television, is expected to approve it today. "This legislation severely threatens press freedom in Venezuela," said Josè Miguel Vivanco, executive director of the Americas Division at HRW. "Its vaguely worded restrictions and heavy penalties are a recipe for self-censorship by the press and arbitrariness by government authorities."

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