"Four media workers of the MegaRadio station in Chihuahua were killed during a day of attacks in Ciudad Juarez this Thurs. Aug. 11. According to a report by Diario de Juárez, they victims were: radio host Allan González; Lino Flores, marketing; Operations Manager Armando Guerrero, and bodyguard Alex Arriaga. They were streaming live from the […]
"In May of this year, a group of women journalists of Channel 9 had denounced a superior for sexual harassment and had warned of the systematic nature of his behavior towards the female press workers under his charge. As a result of the investigation, more complaints and testimonies were gathered about the same person and […]
"Guatemalan judge Freddy Orellana issued an indictment and remanded journalist José Rubén Zamora in custody on charges of money laundering, racketeering and influence peddling. (...) As requested by the Prosecutor's Office, the judge ordered that Zamora, 65, remain in jail, where he has been since his arrest on July 29, considering that there is a […]
"Gerardo Delgado, renowned digital journalist of the digital news outlet Ola Manta TV, was shot dead when he went to do journalistic coverage on the Manta - Montecristi road, at the entrance to the La Paola neighborhood. The incident took place at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 10. Ballistic evidence of nine shots and […]
"The climate crisis, the accelerated loss of forests, the threats against Indigenous communities that protect diverse ecosystems and the overexploitation of the seas are some of the major issues that need to be covered with urgency and continuity. However, young journalists interested in tackling these issues in Latin America find it difficult to find a […]
"Central America has never been known for its commitment to freedom of the press, but in recent months there have been more and more cases of imprisonment of journalists, illegal raids on newsrooms or the closure of radio stations that are a nuisance to the authorities. France 24 spoke to two heavyweights in the defense […]
"Independent journalist Nelson Julio Álvarez Mairata resigned on Aug. 8th from his work in Cuba as a result of the harassment by State Security of which he has been a victim in recent years. 'A few minutes ago I submitted my resignation to CubaNet Noticias, after suffering harassment, intimidation, and threats from State Security for […]
"On Aug. 6, Mexican journalist and writer, Jesús Lemus Barajas, revealed that he is being persecuted by the Mexican Prosecutor's Office following the publication of his recently released book "El fiscal imperial: El eslabón más oscuro de la 4T" [The imperial prosecutor: The darkest link in the 4th transformation or 4T] (Harper Collins, 2022). In […]
"[...] The arrest of [journalist José Rubén] Zamora is a watershed event and may, according to Juan Pappier, of the international NGO Human Rights Watch, 'end up being a turning point for press freedom in Guatemala.' Pappier explains: 'It is probably the most serious event we have seen in recent years. Obviously, there were previously […]
"A photojournalist from [the Bolivian news outlet] El Deber was assaulted while covering a strike taking place in [the city of] Santa Cruz. [...] [The reporter] was recording the events and was seeking an interview with groups related to the Movimiento Al Socialismo (Movement Toward Socialism). It all began when the "masistas" [followers of the […]