The NGO Un Mundo Sin Mordaza released a report highlighting 302 violations of freedom of expression in Venezuela during the first half of 2025. The findings include 148 arbitrary detentions, many of them described as short-term enforced disappearances. Victims range from political activists and journalists to community leaders, ordinary citizens, and even economists.
The report also documented 32 website blockings and four arbitrary closures of media outlets, affecting community radio stations in the states of Portuguesa, Táchira, and Bolívar.
These figures add to the growing concerns voiced by international organizations, which have repeatedly denounced Venezuela’s increasing crackdown on political dissent. The timing is particularly worrying given the upcoming electoral processes and rising repression of peaceful protests.
Human rights experts stress that the report reveals a systematic pattern of censorship and intimidation, leaving the press and civil society under constant pressure and fostering an environment of fear and self-censorship.
By Libia López AIRNEWSR e IMGNEWS
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