# Media executives were barred from leaving Venezuela in Cabello's defamation case

Date: 2015

A Venezuelan court imposed travel restrictions on media executives and shareholders named in [Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello)'s defamation case. CPJ reported that Cabello publicly said he had requested the travel ban, while the IACHR cited the restrictions as part of its concern about judicial harassment of independent media. [Committee to Protect Journalists](https://cpj.org/es/2015/05/tribunal-venezolano-prohibe-salir-del-pais-a-ejecu/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://cpj.org/es/2015/05/tribunal-venezolano-prohibe-salir-del-pais-a-ejecu/
- https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2015/093.asp

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-media-executive-travel-bans-2015