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censorship
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censorship [sen´ser-ship]
the action of the censor.


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The ministers said they were "seriously concerned" about reports of abductions, disappearances and extra-judicial killings, as well as restrictions on the media, in relation to the long-running conflict there.
But the de facto government later imposed new restrictions on the media aimed at controlling the flow of information about the country's political crisis.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking steps to tighten restrictions on the media despite mounting opposition by private media to a series of proposed reforms that would expose them to criminal prosecution, reports AFP (July 30, 2009): Chavez supporters argue that the measures limiting broadcasting rights for radio and television will lead to a significant "democratization" of the media, which has been controlled by a few owners.
 
 
 
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