# Authorities seized El Nacional's headquarters in execution of Cabello's judgment

Date: 2021

Venezuelan authorities took control of El Nacional's Caracas headquarters while executing the damages judgment obtained by Cabello. Human Rights Watch described the seizure as an apparent effort to silence one of Venezuela's remaining independent outlets, while CPJ documented the enforcement operation and [Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello)'s statement that the compensation process had begun. [Human Rights Watch](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/15/submission-universal-periodic-review-bolivarian-republic-venezuela?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://cpj.org/es/2021/05/las-autoridades-venezolanas-embargan-la-sede-de-el-nacional-como-indemnizacion-por-una-demanda-por-difamacion/amp/
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/15/submission-universal-periodic-review-bolivarian-republic-venezuela

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/el-nacional-headquarters-seized-2021