The International Press Institute condemned the recent arrests of journalists in Venezuela

The The International Press Institute (IPI) on Thursday condemned the latest arrests of foreign journalists in Venezuela, among them, three of the Agency Efe.

"The arrests of journalists, in addition to being a cause of shame in any boasting democracy undermines the freedom of citizens to decide the future of Venezuela independently, "said the director of the IPI for the promotion of press freedom, Ravi R. Prasad.

"Given the current political and social climate, Venezuelans have the right, more than ever, to plural and independent information to decide the fate of your country"added the representative of the IPI in a statement.

IPI, based in Vienna, is aa global network of directors and media reporters.

On Thursday, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) also joined calls for the "immediate" release of all media workers arrested in Venezuela in recent days.

"We call for the immediate release of all journalists currently detained for reporting and the cessation of all hostilities against media professionals", said in a statement the general secretary of the IFJ, Anthony Bellanger

The three reporters Efe they were arrested Wednesday by the Venezuelan intelligence services and released Thursday.

It's about Colombians Maurén Barriga, Leonardo Muñoz and Spanish Gonzalo Domínguez.

In addition to the three journalists from Efe, two other reporters of French radio TMC, They were released today by the authorities of Caracas after almost two days of detention.