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RSF and Radio Ambulante condemn crackdown on independent journalism in Central America in new podcast episode

"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has joined forces with Radio Ambulante — the station behind Latin America’s leading narrative podcast of the same name — to release a special episode that lays bare the growing assault on press freedom in Central America – particularly the trend of exile as the only remaining way to continue reporting. […]

Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after judges deny his request to stay in U.S.

"Georgia-based journalist Mario Guevara was deported to El Salvador on Friday [Oct. 3] morning days after the Court of Appeals denied his last-minute request to stay in the United States. Guevara, who has been in custody for over 100 days after he was arrested while covering a DeKalb County protest in June, has was moved […]

Nicaraguan state outlets are hotspots for Russian propaganda, RSF reports

"Since 2022, Nicaragua has become a hub for the expansion of Russian propaganda. The government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have bolstered the spread of the Kremlin’s narrative abroad by allowing Russian state media to insert their content and production methods into Nicaraguan state outlets. Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) […]

Journalists attacked by demonstrators and law enforcement while covering protests in Ecuador

"The protests that began on Sept. 22 in Ecuador have already led to 143 cases of human rights violations, 63 arrests, 92 injuries, 11 people 'temporarily missing"—including one previously detained by police—and one dead: Efraín Fuerez, the 46-year-old Indigenous leader recognized for his work in Mingas, who was shot by a group of soldiers quelling […]

Mexican hitman gets 11 years for attempted murder of journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva

"A federal judge sentenced Erick Hazael Ramos Mendoza, known as “El Haza” or “El Gordo,” to 11 years in prison for attempted murder and aggravated criminal association in the armed attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva in December 2022. The ruling was issued at the Federal Criminal Justice Center in the Reclusorio Norte prison after […]

Press watchdog says Nicaragua shut down 61 outlets in sweeping crackdown

"Nicaraguan journalism is facing an 'unprecedented crisis' with the politically motivated closure of at least 61 media outlets, including the newspaper La Prensa and the platforms Confidencial and 100% Noticias, the Costa Rica-based Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED) warned Monday, Sept. 29. In a report titled Nicaragua: Journalistic memory and the fight […]

Honduran state media calls journalist a 'traitor'

"The digital newspaper of the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA, for its acronym in Spanish) published an image of journalist Rodrigo Wong Arévalo [director of Abriendo Brecha and TEN Canal 10] labeling him a 'liar and traitor to the country.' The military institution's description came after the journalist commented that the maritime incident that occurred between […]

Peruvian congressman pushes, insults, and spits on journalist

"On Sept. 29, 2025, Peruvian congressman Héctor Valer, representing the Somos Perú party, assaulted, insulted and spat on journalist Max Lanza after becoming angry with the reporter when he rebuked him for his statements labeling the protesters killed in the 2022 and 2023 protests as 'communists.' The incident, which took place in Puno, in the […]

Peruvian National Police announces legal action against journalist for reporting practices

"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish) strongly condemns the sustained institutional hostility of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) against journalist Karla Ramírez, head of investigations for the Sunday TV program ‘Panorama,’ and her press team. In a particularly serious case, the PNP has announced in a public statement […]

Colombian journalist faces legal action for articles on plastic surgery

"Journalist Lorena Beltrán, known for years of reporting alleged irregularities in the qualifications of doctors who are practicing as plastic surgeons without meeting the legal requirements, [...] is facing four tutela actions [a legal remedy for the immediate protection of fundamental rights in Colombia] filed by doctors who have been the subjects of her investigations. […]

Vladimir Herzog Journalism Award for Amnesty and Human Rights announces finalists for 47th edition

"The Vladimir Herzog Award announces, this Wednesday, Sept, 24, the finalists of the seven traditional categories of the award. In total, there were 469 productions registered in the categories: Art, Photography, Text, Video, Audio, Multimedia and Book-report.[...] Winners of the seven traditional award categories and the EXTRA Category – Defense of Democracy will be announced […]

In Argentina, Javier Milei requests reopening of case against journalist Carlos Pagni

"President Javier Milei is pushing to reopen the case he filed against journalist Carlos Pagni for alleged defamation. This Thursday [Sept. 26], in a hearing before the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Cassation, his lawyer, Francisco Oneto, insisted on the idea that the journalist compared Milei's rise to power to that of Adolf Hitler […]