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Violence Against Journalists

As attacks on journalists in Latin America decline, self-censorship and exile rise

Although a new report from Voces del Sur recorded fewer attacks on the press in 2024, press freedom is not improving. Violence and harassment persist, and more journalists are turning to self-censorship or exile.

Haitian journalist Jocelyn Justin with a visible injury on the right side of his jaw. A medical X-ray of his skull and jaw is visible in the background.

Haitian journalist stranded in Cuba pleads for urgent surgery funds

Nearly a year after surviving a gang attack in Port-au-Prince, reporter Jocelyn Justin remains in Cuba awaiting jaw reconstruction, saying his government has failed to pay for his treatment. Haiti’s health minister cites logistical issues and bad weather for the delay.

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Bolivian press confronts verbal hostility, attacks on women journalists ahead of next elections

As Bolivia prepares to elect a new president, journalists face escalating threats while navigating a polarized landscape shaped by disinformation, political attacks and gender-based aggression.

Haitian journalist and director of SOS Journalistes Haiti organization Guyler C. Delva.

Haitian journalist says defending colleagues has made him a target

Guyler C. Delva says his push to defend fellow reporters and revive the case of a slain colleague has angered Haiti’s transitional government and left him fearing for his safety.

New Amnesty Law in Peru could absolve military and police accused of crimes against journalists

Organizations and families who have spent decades demanding justice for murdered and missing journalists fear the law will block access to justice.

Illustration displaying the photos of 21 journalists who were killed in Paraguay, from the Alianza Paraguay investigation, by Forbidden Stories and OCCRP.  (Photo: Courtesy Forbidden Stories)

International alliance investigates negligence and impunity in journalists’ murders in Paraguay

Corruption, infiltration of organized crime and negligence by authorities are constant in the murders of 19 journalists since 1991, according to Alianza Paraguay, a collaborative, cross-border project led by Forbidden Stories and OCCRP.

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One year after police raided her house, Nicaraguan journalist Fabiola Tercero is still missing

Human rights groups say the Ortega-Murillo regime’s silence on Tercero’s disappearance amounts to torture and are urging greater international pressure to determine her whereabouts.

Cuban journalist José Luis Tan seated on a plane seat. (Photo: Courtesy José Luis Tan)

Fleeing repression, Cuban journalist risks life and limb to cross half a continent and the Darién Gap

Journalist José Luis Tan says he feared arrest after months of harassment over his criticism of the Cuban regime. This is his story of a journey through rain, mud, and eleven borders in an attempt to escape a dictatorship that tried to silence him.

Haitian journalist Jocelyn Justin. (Photo: Jocelyn Justin)

Haitian journalist escapes death at home, now fights to survive in a foreign land

Reporter Jocelyn Justin, injured in a gang attack on a hospital in Port-au-Prince, spent several weeks without money while waiting for surgery in Cuba. Press organizations complained that the Haitian government was failing to fulfill its promise to cover his expenses and basic needs.

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Salvadoran court sentences ex-military officers for 1982 murders of Dutch journalists

A Salvadoran court sentenced three former officers to 15 years in prison for ordering an ambush that killed four Dutch journalists during the civil war. It’s the first time a crime of humanity documented by the UN Truth Commission has led to a conviction in El Salvador.

Dom Phillips em pé na floresta amazônica, com boné, camiseta azul e mochila, segurando um caderno, posicionado entre as raízes de uma grande árvore.

Friends of slain reporter Dom Phillips trace his steps to finish book on saving the Amazon

Three years after Dom Phillips was killed alongside Indigenous rights expert Bruno Pereira, fellow journalists completed his final work. He sought to answer how to save the world’s largest rainforest — and why.

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Colombian journalist Claudia Duque rejects government apology over years of psychological torture

Claudia Duque has spent two decades fighting for justice after being spied on and threatened by government agents. So now that the state is finally offering an apology, why is she refusing to accept it?