US EditionA 15-Year Prison Sentence Was Waived Against a Young Man Who Had Reported a Sewage Boat in His Community
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The Court of Appeal of the state Cojedes overturned the 15-year prison sentence handed down against journalistic student Juan Francisco Alvarado (31), who had been convicted on the charge of incitement to hatred. According to the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) on Saturday, January 24, 2026, the court found that serious violations of due process existed during the initial trial. The court decision recognizes the absence of witnesses, the …
News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of today The Court of Appeals of the state Cojedes overturned the sentence of 15 years in prison imposed on journalistic student Juan Francisco Alvarado, who had been charged with the crime of incitement to hatred. According to the court decision, the court determined that during the trial there were multiple violations of due process, including the lack of evidence to support the accusation, the absence…
25-01-26.-A court of appeals in Venezuela overturned a 15-year prison sentence handed down on Thursday against a journalistic student who was accused of alleged "incitement to hatred," reported Saturday the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP), who called for his release. «The C...
For denouncing on social media that he could not use the bathroom of his home due to the situation, Juan Francisco Alvarado was arrested in March 2025 and accused of "inciting hatred." He has been in jail for 10 months. His release is still pending.
On Saturday, it was reported that the 15-year prison sentence against the young Juan Francisco Alvarado for incitement to hatred had been annulled, after he had been arrested for denouncing a boat of sewage in his community, through the government application VenApp. The Court of Appeal of the Cojedes state, from where he is originally Alvarado, determined violations of due process, including the lack of evidence, the absence of witnesses and th…
The Court of Appeal of the Criminal Judicial Circuit of the state Cojedes overturned on Friday the sentence that sentenced Juan Francisco Alvarado, a student of Social Communication arrested in March 2025 and accused of incitement to hatred. According to the Venezuelan National Press Workers’ Union (SNTP), this Saturday, despite the decision, the young man remains deprived of liberty in the Commando of the National Guard of Cepella, in Guanare, …
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