On May 27, 2007, the government of Venezuela shut down that nation's most popular TV station by not renewing RCTV’s broadcast license. On July 16, 2007, RCTV started broadcasting through cable and satellite service providers, as RCTV International (RCTV-I). On January 23, 2010, RCTV failed to air a speech by President Chávez and that same day the government publicly called on the cable and satellite operating companies to take RCTV-I, along with other five channels off the air. The order was enforced that Saturday at midnight. Thank you for visiting this site, a project of the Human Rights Foundation. It is now a site devoted to the protection of freedom of expression and will serve to memorialize the shutdown of RCTV. We invite you to raise your voice against censorship!
This independent short film was made by a group of journalists concerned about freedom of expression in Venezuela. It includes footage never before seen outside of Venezuela and contains videoclips that date back to the year 2001.
HRF commemorates freedom of expression by releasing a song recorded by the Afro-Celtic-Yiddish-ska band The Fenwicks, in honor of RCTV and journalists everywhere who resist censorship.
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DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this site is to advocate for freedom of expression. HRF believes that pluralism in media is essential to the survival of a free society. The Human Rights Foundation takes no position whatsoever on the content of RCTV programming, its political opinions or its affiliations.
Other civil society, NGO, and nonprofit groups that oppose the shutdown of RCTV include:
