"Sexual harassment, threats, attacks, government oppression, a stubborn glass ceiling, unequal pay, accusations of fake news and a growing mistrust of the media all threaten press freedom around the world. And women journalists often feel the greatest brunt of these attacks. According to a report by UNESCO, 73 percent of the women journalists surveyed had […]
“The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) has documented that the detentions are not based on proven criminal acts, but rather on the practice of independent journalism, the distribution of critical opinions or political activism. In many cases, they have been charged with crimes such as terrorism, incitement to hatred […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its French acronym) expresses its deepest concern following the detention in Spain of Salvadoran photojournalist Diego Andrés Rosa Rosales. […] On Jan. 2, the photojournalist […] was detained in Seville, in the south of the country, while he was processing his asylum application to the Spanish State [due to] the […]
"Professionals, communication students and organizations from all over Brazil can now contribute to the program of the 21st Abraji International Congress of Investigative Journalism. The deadline for submitting panel proposals is Jan. 31, 2026. Suggestions can also be made for Data Sunday, which takes place annually on the last day of the event, and for […]
"Journalist Rosario Martínez de la Vega publicly denounced being a victim of judicial harassment by a doctor affiliated with the Ministry of Health, stating that she has faced nearly three years of legal persecution stemming from her journalistic work. In an open letter addressed to authorities, the journalistic community, and the public, the journalist explained […]
"An estimated 268 Nicaraguan journalists have fled the Central American country for exile, many settling in the neighboring Costa Rica, to escape what CPJ’s research has documented to be a government-backed system of political repression and judicial harassment against media outlets that often prevents journalists, fearing for their families, from reporting the truth. Yet for some exiled journalists, who spoke […]
"On Thursday night, Jan. 8, a crime reporter identified as Carlos Leonardo Castro, who worked for the news website Código Norte Veracruz and previously for Noreste, was shot and killed while inside a restaurant called La Troguebirria [in Poza Rica, Veracruz]. In 2024, the reporter had a protection mechanism in place, according to colleagues. [...] […]
"The National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP, for its Spanish acronym) reported this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, that two foreign journalists, including one Mexican, remained incommunicado and could not be located in that country. After being held for 17 hours, both journalists were released and returned to Colombian territory. The individuals involved are […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over a series of actions by various entities, including a government body in Ecuador, that could constitute indirect reprisals against Gráficos Nacionales S.A. (GRANASA), the publishing company of the newspapers Expreso and Extra. [...] In a public statement, GRANASA accused the government of President Daniel Noboa of […]
"Journalist Eric Hurtado was physically assaulted while covering a news story in the province of Chincha, [Peru], in a new incident that once again raises concerns about the safety of the press in public spaces. The attack occurred on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, on San Carlos Street, behind the Santa Ana school. According to the […]
"The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish acronym) of Venezuela reported on Monday [Jan. 5] that 14 previously detained journalists have been released, on a day when the National Assembly began its 2026-2031 legislative session in Caracas. Via X (formerly Twitter), the SNTP said that one of the journalists was deported and […]
"[Mexican] President Claudia Sheinbaum offered support from the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists to journalists facing legal proceedings related to their journalistic work and freedom of expression, such as the case of Rafael León Segovia, whom the Veracruz Attorney General's Office accused of 'terrorism.' During the morning press conference [on Jan. 2] […]