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Right of Reply in Venezuela: Political Games

In Venezuela, a paradox exists: the right of reply, enshrined in law since 2005, is systematically ignored by politicians. Bill 391, aimed at strengthening this right, faces sabotage and obstruction from deputies who, by changing their stance, prevent its discussion. This threatens press freedom and citizens' right to objective information.


Right of Reply in Venezuela: Political Games

The most ironic thing is that the right of reply has been legally established since 2005. However, there are agendas that seem not to want replies, but rather an effective weapon to bend the voices of independent journalism. And, by the way, to violate the citizen's right to be informed. With bill 391, which modifies the exercise of the right of reply in the media, the opposite happens. Others, with less shame, simply dress in the chameleon's colors to turn their backs on their bench colleagues, abstaining. Like a kind of noxious weed, it remains unbeatable. The promises of sectors of the Assembly to do what is necessary to return the project to first debate have been of no use. Some of those deputies disappear from everyone's sight when it comes time to alter the order of the day. From time to time, some genuinely constructive legislative initiative arises, and frequently, when that happens, there are deputies—almost always the same ones—who find strength from who knows where to prevent its sponsorship or discussion. Let's hope they reconsider.

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