“The EFE news agency and Spain’s Secretariat of State for International Cooperation, through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), announced on Monday the 43rd edition of the King of Spain International Journalism Awards, which recognize outstanding journalism from across Ibero-America. Journalists interested in submitting work for the €10,000 prize can apply starting today […]
"At least four journalists from various media outlets were caught in crossfire while covering a violent incident in the city of Culiacán in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. According to reports, on Monday, July 15, one of the journalists was directly targeted by gunfire, and their work vehicle was hit. Despite the attack, no journalists […]
The National Association of Bolivian Journalists (ANPB, for its initials in Spanish) and the Association of International Press Correspondents (ACPI) expressed their 'deep concern' over statements made by Ruth Nina, leader of the now-defunct Bolivian National Action Party (PAN-BOL), whom they accused of endangering democratic institutions and press freedom with her remarks and attempts to […]
"The interim control judge of Campeche, Ana Maribel de Atocha Huitz May, prohibited journalist Jorge González Valdez from commenting or publishing about Governor Layda Sansores and ordered that a 'censor' or judicial intervenor review and approve each publication that he and the newspaper Tribuna make about the state leader. According to Tribuna, the judge approved […]
"On July 15, the 61st Administrative Court of Bogotá issued a ruling recognizing the administrative and financial liability of the Ministry of Defense and the National Police for the injuries caused to journalist Andrés Cardona during his coverage of the 2021 National Strike marches. In the decision, the Court ordered them to compensate Cardona with […]
“Mexico remains the most dangerous country in the region for journalism, warned Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French), in an article in which it reported that since January 2025, it has documented the murders of eight journalists in the country, out of a total of thirteen homicides recorded in Latin America. 'Despite […]
"According to the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, for its initials in Spanish), at least 150 attacks on journalists and media outlets have been recorded in the first half of the year alone, including the murders of journalists Gastón Medina in Ica and Raúl Celis in Iquitos. In the first few months of […]
“ ‘A gag law in the 21st century.’ That’s how the Chilean Journalists’ Association described a bill introduced by senators from several political parties that would impose harsher penalties for disclosing information about criminal cases — without clearly defining who could be held criminally liable. Rocío Alorda, president of the association, told the Senate’s Constitution […]
"In less than a month, three local outlets — La Mañana MS, Exprésate Morona Santiago and Radio Sentimientos — have been targeted by coordinated cyberattacks that resulted in the mass deletion of news content from their digital platforms. Each case follows a similar pattern: takedown requests are filed on the basis of alleged copyright violations, […]
"[Mexican] journalist Lydia Cacho reproached the Mexican judiciary for acquitting the former commander of the former Attorney General's Office of Puebla, Juan Sánchez Moreno, one of her alleged torturers. As MILENIO reported on July 7, a Federal Court determined that ‘there is no evidence’ to prove that the former commander committed or participated in the […]
"The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo maintains a campaign of harassment and surveillance against the families of exiled Nicaraguan journalists, denounced the Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED, for its acronym in Spanish), based in San José, Costa Rica. In its most recent report, the organization documented testimonies of intimidation by […]
"This Sunday [July 13], Yris Azócar, the mother of detained journalist Víctor Ugas, asked the Attorney General's Office, the Ombudsman's Office and the Venezuelan Penitentiary Ministry for information on the state of her son's health as a matter of urgency. 'I urgently need to know how my son, Víctor Andrés Ugas, is doing, if he […]