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Global Summit on Disinformation opens call for projects

"The 6th Global Summit on Disinformation will be held on May 27–28, 2026. In this context, the Organizing Committee officially launches the Open Call for Projects, inviting initiatives, organizations, and teams to submit completed or ongoing projects, share successful experiences, or showcase technological developments for detecting and verifying false information. This edition will focus on these key themes: […]

Report finds evidence of Russian campaign to infiltrate media in Argentina

"Russian agents linked to the Kremlin spent much of 2024 working on secretive operations to infiltrate Argentina’s media to discredit the country’s new far-right libertarian president, Javier Milei, according to leaked documents seen by openDemocracy. In the run-up to his election victory in December 2023, Milei began seeking favour with Joe Biden’s administration in the […]

Advocates call on Brazilian government to implement protective measures for journalists in the Amazon

"During a hearing held in early March, within the framework of the 195th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Guatemala City, Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its Portuguese initials) and partner organizations had the opportunity to press Brazilian authorities: it has become urgent to effectively implement the precautionary and protective measures […]

IACHR grants precautionary measures to detained Cuban journalist and family

On March 30, 2026, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) adopted Resolution 21/2026, through which it granted precautionary measures in favor of Jorge Bello Domínguez, Marta Domínguez Galero, Yuleydi López González, and Yésica Bello, having determined that they are in a situation of gravity and urgency, given that their rights to life, personal integrity […]

Colombia sets rules for fund supporting women journalists facing gender-based violence

“As a pool of resources aimed at preventing, protecting and assisting journalists who are victims of gender-based violence, the ‘No Es Hora de Callar’ Fund was created. At an event held Monday, March 30 — attended by El Tiempo’s gender editor and founder of No Es Hora de Callar, Jineth Bedoya Lima; Minister of Equality […]

Eight Latin American countries have severe restrictions on freedom of expression, according to Chapultepec Index

“An adverse environment marked by violence, state pressure, institutional constraints and impunity was highlighted by the fact that eight countries in the Americas were classified in the ‘High Restriction’ category of the 2025 Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and of the Press. The barometer was officially presented by the Inter American Press Association on […]

Journalists' association condemns misogynistic threats and attacks against Brazilian journalist

"Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism, for its Portuguese initials) vehemently condemns the threats of intimidation, as well as physical and sexual violence, directed at journalist Andréia Sadi—a GloboNews anchor—and her family members. Deepfake videos, insults and threats proliferated on social media after Sadi read an on-air retraction from the broadcaster regarding the presentation of […]

Venezuelan journalists' union denounces intimidation of journalist covering protest for political prisoners

"The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish initials) reported that police and intelligence officers intimidated a journalist yesterday [March 27] while he was covering a protest for the release of political prisoners, amidst the ongoing amnesty process. The EFE agency reports that the SNTP, in a post on X, said that on […]

Colombian journalist Gonzalo Guillén denounces alleged plot to kill him

Colombia’s Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its acronym in Spanish) rejected the death threats reported by journalist Gonzalo Guillén and warned they represent an attack on press freedom. Guillén said on social media on March 26 that he had received information about an alleged plan to kill him, allegedly coordinated from a prison in […]

Salvadoran newspapers El Diario de Hoy and Periódico Más! to end print editions after 90 years in circulation

"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES), prominent local and international journalists, artists and readers at large highlighted the role and contributions of newspapers El Diario de Hoy and Periódico Más! following the announcement of the closure of their print editions after 90 years of circulation. The IAPA said […]

Surveillance of and restrictions on Cuban journalists intensify amidst protests over energy crisis

"During the month of March, three independent journalists—Yoani Sánchez, Camila Acosta and Mabel Páez—reported having been placed under police surveillance or subjected to de facto house arrest in the context of protests over the worsening energy crisis on the island, which they were covering. These constitute manifestly arbitrary restrictions that hinder the public-interest work carried […]