What. The. Fuck.

Argentina gives Hugo Chavez press freedom award

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been given a press freedom award during a visit to Argentina.

The University of La Plata said it was honouring him for his efforts to break “media monopolies” in Latin America and support “popular communication”.

The award has angered critics who accuse Mr Chavez of stifling opposition media in Venezuela.

Earlier Mr Chavez signed a series of commercial accords with his Argentine counterpart, Cristina Fernandez.

The university said it was giving Mr Chavez the Rodolfo Walsh award for “his commitment to defending the liberty of the people, consolidating Latin American unity, and defending human rights, truth and democratic values”…