1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Venezuela - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hJ0YCFSkC9"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-venezuela/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Venezuela</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-venezuela/embed/#?secret=hJ0YCFSkC9" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Venezuela” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="hJ0YCFSkC9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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During 2002, a worsening political crisis brought Venezuela to the brink of collapse and threatened to derail democracy there. As the degradation of state institutions continued, society's extreme polarization and intolerance multiplied the risks for journalists.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_thr_har.gif