The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting in Glasgow, Scotland on 3rd June, 2019 during the 71st World News Media Congress, 26th World Editors Forum, and 3rd Women in News Summit, reiterates its call for urgent, resolute action by the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua respectively to end the cycle of censorship that continues to target journalism in both countries and commit to guaranteeing the free-flow of information to citizens.

The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting on 8th June 2014 in Turin, Italy, during the 66th World Newspaper Congress, 21st World Editors Forum and 24th World Advertising Forum, calls on the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to put an end to censorship and halt the violence against the press in his country.