Latin America
Related: About this forumVenezuela: Journalist released conditionally, accused of inciting crime
The journalist Luiz Carlos Díaz was released conditionally last night after being held for more than 24 hours. While awaiting trial, he has to present himself to the authorities every week and is banned from leaving the country and from talking to the media about his arrest. Díaz is charged with inciting crime in connection with the power blackout that has affected much of the country since the end of last week. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to drop all charges against him and to make his release unconditional.
https://rsf.org/en/news/venezuela-journalist-released-conditionally-accused-inciting-crime
------------------------------------------
Naky's husband. I see she didn't write her daily piece for Caracas Chronicles today, not that that should come as a surprise. Husband hauled away by SEBIN while she's undergoing breast cancer treatment. 21st Century Socialism. Ain't it grand?
MRubio
(285 posts)On the morning of Tuesday, March 12th, about 100 people gathered in front of the Prosecutors Office in Parque Carabobo, Caracas, at the request of our Naky Soto, to demand the release of her husband, journalist and human rights activist Luis Carlos Díaz, taken on Monday after being blamed for the countrywide blackout. The crowd was mostly made up of other journalists and human rights activists, many of whom are also Luis Carloss friends and were there not only for monitoring and reporting the events: it was personal this time.
Luis Carlos is a devotee of digital activism, teaching people and institutions how to harness the internets potential and resources, and how to build networks to verify and spread information. Thanks to his specialized knowledge and dedication, hes had the opportunity of working on a wide range of projects in Venezuela and abroad, earning the trust and support of many different individuals and organizations, attaining a sort of celebrity status in the digital community. This made all the difference.
Luis Carlos was detained by agents of the regimes secret police (SEBIN, Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia) when he was heading home from Unión Radio, where he works. Since hed said he was going to take a quick break before going back to the station, at first neither his colleagues nor Naky raised the alarms.
https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/03/13/the-human-network-that-saved-a-man-from-prison/
GatoGordo
(2,412 posts)Now, if that can happen for the myriad other journalists who have disappeared.
Great howling from the perpetual indignant regarding such disappearances in Chile.
Not a peep from them as it occurs in CubaZuela.