Rep. Velazquez Condemns Media Suppression in Puerto Rico
April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding reports that the Puerto Rico government was denying journalists access to government coronavirus briefings:
"A free, independent press is the hallmark of any democracy and actions by the Puerto Rican government to prevent journalists from covering its response to COVID-19 are shameful.
"During crises, such as a pandemic, it is more important, not less, that th . . .
"A free, independent press is the hallmark of any democracy and actions by the Puerto Rican government to prevent journalists from covering its response to COVID-19 are shameful.
"During crises, such as a pandemic, it is more important, not less, that th . . .