
At least five independent media outlets in Venezuela have been blocked within the country in the week leading up to its consequential presidential elections, media and advocate groups have reported.
El Estímulo, Analítica, Runrunes, Medianálisis and TalCual couldn't be accessed, according to local NGO VE Sin Filtro. It added that customers of the country's largest telecommunication companies are not able to enter as a result.