"The Foundation for Freedom of the Press, or FLIP for its initials in Spanish, documented a 227% escalation in attacks against journalists related to election coverage, compared to the same period in 2022. On Sunday, May 31, during the first round of the presidential election, eight attacks were recorded against journalists covering the vote, most of which were obstructions of journalistic work. With these cases, 59 attacks related to the coverage of elections, candidates, or political affairs were recorded between January 1 and May 31, 2026.
During this election day, difficulties arose from the implementation of regulations issued by the Ministry of the Interior regarding the use of cameras and recording devices at polling stations. The lack of clarity in these guidelines generated confusion among officials and members of the security forces, who in various cases arbitrarily demanded credentials not required by the regulations, restricted news coverage, or questioned the work of media workers at polling sites."
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This text was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by an editor.
