CNN team denied right to cover Venezuela local elections

May 24, 2014

A CNN team was denied credentials to cover the Venezuelan forthcoming local elections .A CNN en Español correspondent and producer appeared in Caracas on Friday by the Ministry of Communications , and the government told them that they were denied credentials.When asked for an explanation of the crew, " CNN has two representatives accredited in Venezuela to cover the local elections can understand why they do not need to send an anchor. " Official SaidThe most violent protests broke out in February , where the southwestern city of San Cristobal , Tachira , the reporter states traveling Fernando del Rincón , including CNN team .He said the city government has failed to stop violent protests after the opposition accused of conspiracy to revolt and civil Mayor Daniel Ceballos . He was arrested in March and given on a 12 - month sentence. Have never had a government mayor of the city of San Cristóbal .Venezuela carriers owe $ 4000000000Bread lack Venezuelan, frustratesVenezuela to crack down on protestersSupreme Court of Justice to stop the protests, accusing him of ignoring the orders given by the Mayor of San Diego, was Enzo Scarano also jailed for 10 months.Both the mayor's wife is running in the municipal elections on Sunday. Scarano husband when a city councilwoman Ceballos ' wife , has no political experience.Campus of the University of San Cristóbal, the attempted rape of a young student of crime, shortages, power outages and students took to the streets to protest against the terrible economic situation , galvanized protests since February, when CNN.Students jailed and , in solidarity, began protests in other cities.CNN 's coverage of the protests in Rincón del president Nicolas Maduro and National Assembly president, Diosdado Cabello criticized by both.An investigative piece by CNN Cabello found the home of a retired general showed that lied about the alleged weapons. He uses photographs as evidence of Weapons Gun stores in Wisconsin.Human Rights Watch in Venezuela in February censor news media expressed concern Maduro efforts to highlight and take CNN off the air.Clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces , according to officials in February left 40 dead and more than 800 injured.Maduro protesters trying to destabilize the government to promote a coup , "and the right-wing fascist thugs " have said. Protesters failed socialist policies of the Venezuelan economy ruined Maduro called a dictator.