On the 29th anniversary of the killing of eight journalists in the community of Uchuraccay, Peru, the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP in Spanish) criticized a bill known as the "Mordaza Law," which they consider a restriction of press freedom in the Andean country.
Brazilian journalists covering anniversary celebrations for the city of São Paulo were intimidated and attacked by protesters in Praça da Sé, in the city center, on Jan. 25, reported the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo.
O jornalista cubano José Antonio Torres, na prisão há quase um ano, será julgado em breve. Ele é acusado de crimes de corrupção, pelo quais pode ser condenado a 10 de detenção, informou o site Observatorio Crítico Desde Cuba.
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo announced that he will send a bill to regulate the press during the inauguration of the new session of Congress, according to the Associated Press.
Jailed Cuban journalist José Antonio Torres is facing 10 years in prison for corruption charges, according to the website Observatorio Crítico Desde Cuba.
Brazilian journalist Karen Santiago was kidnapped the evening of Jan. 19 while photographing flooding in a neighborhood in the city of São Paulo, reported Jornal na Net.
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, who exposed a child prostitution ring, and Roberto Saviano, author of the book "Gomorrah," were awarded the Swedish Olof Palme 2011 prize, reported the Associated Press.
A reporting team for the Venezuelan television broadcaster RCTV was attacked at the Central University of Venezuela's (UCV in Spanish) communications school while covering violence that erupted after the release of student election results on Jan. 18, reported the organization Public Space.
Brasil, Chile e Estados Unidos caíram na Classificação Mundial da Liberdade de Imprensa 2011-2012, divulgada pela organização Repórteres Sem Fronteiras (RSF) na quarta-feira 25 de janeiro. O Brasil desceu 41 posições e ocupa agora o 99º lugar do ranking. O Chile despencou 47 degraus e está atualmente em 80º. Já os Estados Unidos perderam 27 lugares e ficaram em 47º.
Brazil, Chile and the United States tumbled dramatically in the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index that Reporters Without Borders released Wednesday, Jan. 25. Brazil dropped 41 places to no. 99, Chile plummeted 47 places to no. 80, and the United States fell 27 spots to no. 47.
A condenação de um jornalista dominicano a seis meses de prisão por difamação e injúria é perigosa e desproporcional, declarou a Repórteres Sem Fronteiras.
Since it launched in September 2011, thousands of journalists have signed on to use the Facebook "subscribe" feature, which allows users to subscribe to the news feeds of journalists and public figures without having to befriend them. And since November, the average journalist has seen a 320 percent increase in the number of subscribers, Facebook is reporting.