A journalist and her ex-boyfriend were shot to death at a gas station in the Brazilian coastal city of Vila Velha, in Espírito Santo, the morning of Saturday, Nov. 19, according to Folha Vitória.
With President Dilma Rousseff's signature on Friday, Nov. 18, Brazil became the 89th country in the world to approve a freedom of information law, reported the Forum of Public Information Access. The law, which guarantees public access to government data and documents as well as private entities that receive public funding, will take effect in six months.
Com a sanção da presidente Dilma Rousseff nesta sexta-feira, 18 de novembro, o Brasil passou a ser o 89º país do mundo a ter uma lei de acesso à informação pública, comemorou o Fórum de Acesso a Informações Públicas. A regra, que garante o acesso de qualquer interessado a dados e documentos de todas as esferas da administração pública e de entidades privadas que recebam recursos públicos, entrará em vigor em seis meses.
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF in French) asked on Nov. 15 for the immediate release of the editor of the 6to Poder, Leocenis García. García has been jailed since Aug. 30, and has been on a hunger strike since Nov. 9.
Journalist and mayor of the city of Londrina in the Brazilian state of Paraná, Homero Barbosa Neto, has demanded the removal of a political cartoon published on a blog criticizing the city government, reported Blog do Esmael.
Sociedade Interamericana de Imprensa (SIP) e Repórteres Sem Fronteiras (RSF) pediram nesta terça-feira, 15 de novembro, a imediata libertação do editor do jornal Sexto Poder Leocenis García, preso preventivamente desde 30 de agosto e em greve de fome desde 9 de novembro.
A local newspaper in the northern Mexican city of Torreón suffered a second armed attacked in the dawn of Nov. 15, reported Radio Fórmula.
An Uruguayan journalist filed charges for torture he suffered during the 1973-1985 dictatorship in the South American country, according to reports from El Comercio on Nov. 11.
Following accusations of corruption involving Carlos Lupi, Brazilian minister of Labor and Employment, Lupi ordered the stories being investigated by the media to be leaked on one of the ministry's blogs, reported Terra.
In the midst of rising social tensions sparked by ongoing student protests in Chile, with violent results for some journalists, Reporters Without Borders denounced new threats against freedom of information in the South American country following cyber attacks on three news sites on Nov. 4.