Press Freedom Attacks Intensify Under Trump Administration
By Committee To Protect Journalists Photos: Wikimedia Commons The Trump administration has continued to use immigration to police speech, this time revoking the visas of the directors of one of Costa Rica’s leading watchdog outlets, La Nación, which has produced some critical reports of Rodrigo Chaves, now Costa Rica’s president. This comes as the United States Secretary of State has praised Costa Rica as a model for the region. We’re also keeping up with the legal back-and-forth around journalists’ access to the Pentagon, as well as continued attempts by the Federal Communications Commission to misuse its regulatory powers. And, on a positive note, earlier this week, we marked World Press Freedom Day at a critical moment both for American democracy and global democratic institutions. US revokes visas for prominent Costa Rican newspaper directors in apparent retaliation Board members from the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación had their entry tourist visas to the United States revoked in what they say is an attempt to punish the executives for the outlet’s editorial line. This decision comes as the Trump administration has praised Costa Rica’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, who, in an echo of the U.S. president, threatened the media during his campaign for office. Read more here.
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By Committee To Protect Journalists
Photos: Wikimedia Commons
The Trump administration has continued to use immigration to police speech, this time revoking the visas of the directors of one of Costa Rica’s leading watchdog outlets, La Nación, which has produced some critical reports of Rodrigo Chaves, now Costa Rica’s president.
This comes as the United States Secretary of State has praised Costa Rica as a model for the region.
We’re also keeping up with the legal back-and-forth around journalists’ access to the Pentagon, as well as continued attempts by the Federal Communications Commission to misuse its regulatory powers.
And, on a positive note, earlier this week, we marked World Press Freedom Day at a critical moment both for American democracy and global democratic institutions.
US revokes visas for prominent Costa Rican newspaper directors in apparent retaliation
Board members from the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación had their entry tourist visas to the United States revoked in what they say is an attempt to punish the executives for the outlet’s editorial line.
This decision comes as the Trump administration has praised Costa Rica’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, who, in an echo of the U.S. president, threatened the media during his campaign for office.
Read more here.
