1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aWtpcJaMY1"><a href="https://cpj.org/2007/05/cpj-urges-ch%c3%a1vez-to-allow-rctv-to-stay-on-the-air/">CPJ urges Chávez to allow RCTV to stay on the air</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2007/05/cpj-urges-ch%c3%a1vez-to-allow-rctv-to-stay-on-the-air/embed/#?secret=aWtpcJaMY1" width="600" height="338" title="“CPJ urges Chávez to allow RCTV to stay on the air” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="aWtpcJaMY1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Mr. President: The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to express serious concern about Venezuela's commitment to free expression in the wake of your government's unprecedented decision not to renew the broadcast concession of the country's oldest private television station, RCTV, which expires Sunday.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/simon_sig.jpg