Human Rights Watch states that the fine imposed on the Venezuelan television station Globovisión for reporting on a prison riot harms freedom of expression in the country. The fine imposed is equivalent to 7.5 percent of Globovisión’s 2010 income meaning that the channel will have to make a considerable effort to pay the fine. This will affect the financial stability of the channel and complicate its operations. As Globovisión is the only television channel available without cable that remains critical of President Hugo Chávez’s government, this could seriously undermine Venezuelans’ ability to obtain diverse information.
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