Venezuelan Citizens React Against State Censorship

Many major news outlets have been covering the political crisis in Venezuela for quite some time, following President Nicolás Maduro’s decision to change the Venezuelan constitution through an elected constituent assembly. Many in the opposition interpret this as a power grab — an attempt to change Venezuelan law to give the president more power. However, the Maduro government is making it increasingly difficult for foreign news services to report in Venezuela. The decline of press freedom in Venezuela has been an ongoing issue since Hugo Chavez became president in 1999, and now continues under Maduro. More…