Tag: Venezuela
Venezuela paper seized in defamation case filed by top leader
[ad_1] A woman holds up the final printed edition of El Nacional on December 14, 2018, with its front page reading “El Nacional is a warrior and will keep on fighting” Venezuelan authorities on Friday seized the headquarters of a newspaper critical of President Nicolas Maduro’s government, to cover $13 million in compensation that a…
Venezuela: Police raid last anti-Maduro newspaper
[ad_1] Venezuelan authorities seized the main offices of the anti-government El Nacional newspaper on Friday after the media organization failed to pay a $13 million (€10.7 million) fine related to a defamation ruling. Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) ordered the paper to pay the fine last month, ruling on a 2015 lawsuit against the outlet filed…