Venezuela’s last independent newspaper is on the verge of extinction after the Supreme court orders it to pay $13 million to top socialist party official

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One of these was El Nacional, the country's largest independent newspaper.

The Caracas chapter of Venezuela's National College of Journalists said the action against the newspaper is 'a further step toward the liquidation of freedom of expression in Venezuela.

As the Caracas chapter of Venezuela's National College of Journalists correctly noted, the action against the newspaper is "a further step toward the liquidation of freedom of expression in Venezuela." In other words, it's about power and control.

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