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Simpatizantes de prefeito saqueiam e destroem equipamentos de rádio comunitária na Bolívia

Moradores da reserva forestal El Choré, na Bolívia oriental, e partidários do prefeito local destruíram os equipamentos de uma rádio comunitária e do Canal 8 de televisão em retaliação a denúncias sobre supostos atos de corrupção de funcionários da prefeitura, informou IFEX.

Bolivian mayor's supporters raid community radio, TV stations after accusations of corruption

Inhabitants of the El Choré forest reserve in the eastern part of Bolivia, who are sympathetic to the local mayor, attacked and dismantled equipment at the Radio Comunitaria and Canal 8 television station in response to accusations of corruption the broadcasters made against the mayor, reported IFEX.

Brazilian blogger's political cartoon is no laughing matter for local mayor, who is threatening to sue

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.

Mayoral candidate beats radio reporter at funeral in Colombia

A candidate for mayor in the northern Colombian city of Valledupar beat a radio reporter he blamed for his electoral defeat, according to Vanguardia de Valledupar.

Jornal denuncia desaparecimento de dois dos seus funcionários no centro do México

Um jornal mexicano informou que dois de seus empregados estão desaparecidos no estado central de Zacatecas, segundo El Espectador.

Organizações de imprensa manifestam preocupação com saúde do editor do jornal venezuelano Sexto Poder e pedem sua libertação

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.

Twitter user arrested in Mexico for joke about recent death of interior minister

"I haven't left work early since Mouriño's plane fell. Be careful fellow flyers," posted a Twitter user in Mexico just days before the helicopter carrying the Mexican interior minister and seven others crashed on Nov. 11 outside Mexico City. "Tomorrow on 11/11 a secretary will fall from the sky," tweeted another user with the handle Morf0.

Phone calls made from prison threaten Peruvian TV host

The host of a television news program in the province of Ucayali, in the eastern Amazonian region of Peru, received a death threats over the phone from a prison in the capital, Lima, reported the Press and Society Institute.

Mexican newspaper firebombed in second attack on offices

A local newspaper in the northern Mexican city of Torreón suffered a second armed attacked in the dawn of Nov. 15, reported Radio Fórmula.

Journalist in Uruguay sues for torture he suffered under military dictatorship

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.

After corruption accusations, Brazilian minister retaliates by leaking reporters' investigations on official blog

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.

Cyber attacks on news sites in Chile threaten freedom of information, says Reporters Without Borders

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.