Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frías should refrain from making threatening statements and ensure the press is allowed to work without government interference, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said. Chávez accused private media outlets of destabilising democracy in comments earlier last week. During his weekly radio and TV programme "Aló, Presidente" on Sunday, Chávez said Venezuelan private media outlets were "inciting...

“Don’t be surprised if the government takes action against a few media which continue to practice terrorism”, said Chavez during a press conference in Buenos Aires where he arrived for a brief visit in support of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration. His warnings follow instructions to his officials to begin legal actions against the “terrorist” media of Venezuela. Chavez was referring to the recent controversy involving the Deputy...

CARACAS - President Hugo Chavez's ruling party stepped up attacks on a private television channel, accusing it of "media terrorism" for getting ahead of the government in airing a report on an earthquake. The attacks on Globovision, an independent 24-hour news channel, came a day after Chavez charged that private radio and television stations were "inciting hatred" and hinting that they were in for "a little surprise." Chavez's United Socialist Party followed up...

MONTERREY, Mexico - Masked gunmen opened fire and tossed a grenade at a Mexican television station as it aired its nightly newscast Tuesday, leaving behind a message warning the station about its coverage of drug gangs. No injuries were reported in the assault on the Televisa network's studio in the northern city of Monterrey. It was the latest in a series of attacks on journalists covering drug cartels in Mexico. Televisa Monterrey director Francisco Cobo said the masked gunmen arrived in...