# Venezuela unblocks some news websites censored for years

https://mins.news/en/item/63877

- DW, 2026-09-18 08:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/venezuela-unblocks-some-news-websites-censored-for-years/a-79319441?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Venezuela has restored access to 17 news sites that were blocked for years under Nicolas Maduro’s administration. Activists welcomed the move but said 188 websites remain inaccessible, including 79 news portals. The decision came before a second round of talks in Caracas.

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