“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) releases its thematic report ‘Exile of Journalists and Freedom of Expression’, a document that examines the rising number of journalists across the Americas forced to leave their countries of origin, as well as the causes, challenges and democratic implications of this phenomenon.
The Office of the Special Rapporteur notes with concern the significant increase in journalists forced into exile in the Americas during the period 2019-2024 due to political persecution, widespread violence and impunity. This trend has been particularly acute in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, where factors such as the systematic weakening of democratic institutions, the instrumentalization of the judicial system and targeted violence against the press have driven hundreds of journalists out of their countries.”
