"The Voces del Sur Network (Red VDS) presented today [May 12] the eighth edition of its 'Shadow Report: Cartography of Silence.' The document reveals a structural regression in press freedom in Latin America during 2025, marked by increasingly sophisticated censorship mechanisms and an alarming rise in lethal violence...
In total, the Network documented 2,484 alerts affecting 3,230 victims across 17 countries in the region. Lethal violence claimed the lives of 23 journalists (9 more than in 2024), equivalent to one murder every 16 days. The monitoring confirms that the State remains the primary aggressor: one in every two attacks was perpetrated by state actors."
