# A civil damages action by Cabello against the media was admitted

Date: 2015

Venezuelan courts admitted a civil damages action brought by [Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello) against El Nacional, La Patilla and Tal Cual in connection with their republication of the disputed allegations. The IACHR warned that the combined stigmatization and judicial measures threatened independent journalism. [Organization of American States](https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2015/093.asp?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

- Cabello PSUV strongman and interior repression: https://factrail.ai/drivers/cabello-psuv-strongman

## Sources

- https://cpj.org/2016/02/last-critic-standing-how-el-nacional-defies-challe/
- https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2015/093.asp

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-civil-damages-media-2015