Colombian Press Sends 52 Tons of Newsprint to Venezuelan Newspapers

A Colombian press association sent 52 tons of newsprint to three Venezuelan dailies that are struggling to go to print because of paper shortages.

Since August of last year, at least 10 Venezuelan dailies have gone out of print, while at least 11 have had to reduce their size, according to human rights organization Espacio Publico. Venezuelan newspapers are having a hard time importing newsprint, which isn’t produced locally, because of government-imposed restrictions on obtaining U.S. dollars

“This is part of the government’s final strategy to silence independent journalism,” Miguel Henrique Otero, the editor in chief of El Nacional, told the Spanish daily El Pais. Read more…

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