Venezuela wields a powerful “hate” law to silence Maduro’s remaining foes
Fundamentally this is what “speech codes” are all about.
For some any free speech is literally “hate speech.”
(From Reuters)
The mayor, in a text message to Reuters, confirmed writing the letter seeking hate-law charges against Urbaneja. He defended the move, saying his foe’s critique was unfair because the local coronavirus response is managed by the national health system, not the mayor’s office.
It was an increasingly common maneuver: In a review of more than 40 recent hate-law arrests, Reuters found that in each case, authorities intervened against Venezuelans who had criticized Maduro, other ruling party officials or their allies.
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