Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attacks journalist Carlos Julio Rojas over Amnesty protection call
Venezuela's interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, repeatedly attacked journalist and activist Carlos Julio Rojas on his TV show "Con el Mazo Dando," labeling him "irresponsable" and "perverso." Cabello dismissed a recent Amnesty International statement that called for protection of Rojas and other communicators covering the June 2026 earthquakes, questioning why the organization did not seek protection for "the Mazo" group. He also accused Rojas of spreading false information and lying, and threatened that the journalist's community had told him to stop. In the same broadcast Cabello criticised another reporter, Seir Contreras, accusing him of turning rescue efforts into a media campaign for profit and suggesting journalists verify facts only for those who pay them. The remarks came amid ongoing coverage of severe earthquakes that have devastated parts of Venezuela.
Entities: Amnesty International · Carlos Julio Rojas · Con el Mazo Dando · Diosdado Cabello · Seir Contreras
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Cabello read the Amnesty International statement on his TV programme 'Con el Mazo Dando'. (Cabello's broadcast)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Cabello accused Rojas of spreading false information and lying. (Cabello's statements)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Cabello also attacked journalist Seir Contreras, accusing him of turning rescue efforts into a media campaign for profit. (Cabello's statements)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Amnesty International issued a pronouncement requesting protection for Carlos Julio Rojas and other communicators. (Amnesty International statement cited by Cabello)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's interior minister, called journalist Carlos Julio Rojas 'irresponsable' and 'perverso'. (Cabello's statements on his programme)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Cabello suggested journalists verify facts only for those who pay them. (Cabello's statements)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The attacks occurred amid coverage of the June 2026 earthquakes that struck Venezuela. (Context mentioned in articles)