Nicolás Maduro Revokes Credentials To CNN Journalists In Venezuela; Waiting For Official Network Ban

Nicolás Maduro had threatened to ban CNN from reporting in Venezuela about the current situation of unrest after a series of protests demanding the government a better country. Maduro is trying hard to make everyone believe that the country is fine, and has gone as far as kicking out American diplomats who he accused of helping students finance the protests, blocking images on Twitter, and most recently, threaten to ban CNN.

“All 24 hours their programming is about war. They want to show the world that there is a civil war in Venezuela, when the people here are working, studying and helping their country. I already told Secretary Delcy Rodríguez to notify CNN that the administrative process to remove them from Venezuela has started if they don’t rectify. CNN is gone if they don’t rectify,” expressed Maduro. And although there’s no official ban yet, his government began revoking credential to CNN journalists in the country.

According to CNN en Español, the Deputy Minister of Communications of Venezuela informed Osmary Hernández, the network’s correspondent in Venezuela, that they were revoking her permit to work as an accredited reporter. The same way, Patricia Janiot and her producer, who were working on a special about Venezuela broadcasted on Thursday, were informed they no longer had permission to work in the country and were asked to leave.

Rafael Romo, from CNN International ran with the same luck as his credentials were revoked. CNN hasn’t received any official confirmation yet on whether their signal will be banned from Venezuelan territory. The network says “We hope the government reconsiders their decision. Meanwhile, we will keep informing about Venezuela in a fair, accurate and balanced manner that characterizes us as a journalistic enterprise.