“In Latin America, Reporters Without Borders lamented that journalists continue to report in an ‘increasingly poisonous and toxic’ environment, in the 2022 edition of its world press freedom ranking. ‘Distrust in the press, fueled by anti-media rhetoric and the trivialization of stigmatizing politicians' speeches,’ especially in Brazil (110th), Cuba (173rd), Venezuela (159th), Nicaragua (160th), and […]
“Escalating violence against journalists in Mexico is seriously undermining press freedom, Human Rights Watch said today, on World Press Freedom Day. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador should take urgent steps to strengthen the federal government protection mechanism, stop official harassment of journalists who criticize the government, and ensure prosecutors end the near-total impunity for these […]
"The executive director of the Inter American Press Association talked about the critical situation of freedom of expression and journalists in the region, especially in Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, El Salvador, Mexico, and Brazil. Violence against journalists in Latin America, the stigmatization of the press and journalism, the abuse of technology and the Internet to attack […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 10 Brazilian and international civil society groups and press freedom organizations in a statement marking World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022, calling for Brazilian authorities and candidates in upcoming elections to respect the role of a free press and ensure journalists can work safely. The statement notes that the […]
"The defense of former vice president of the Atlético Goianiense soccer club Maurício Sampaio walked out this Monday (May 2) from the plenary session of the Court of Justice of Goiás (TJ-GO). This caused the third suspension of the jury session that will prove the guilt or innocence of those suspected of having killed journalist […]
"The Civil Court ratified this Friday, April 29, the rejection of a lawsuit filed in 2016 by Vice President Cristina Kirchner against journalist Eduardo Feinmann for what he had said during a political debate in the program 'Animales Sueltos' [Loose animals]. The former president had been called a 'bribe-taker' and an 'idiot.' In the court's […]
"Three people were shot and wounded by gunshots fired by two individuals against participants in the May Day march called by the Central Clasista de Trabajadores in Santiago de Chile. The injured persons were two women and one man, and one of them, a woman journalist for the community TV station Señal 3 La Victoria, […]
"On April 21, 2022, a group of around 50 demonstrators stood outside the home of journalist Ketty Vela. They protested violently against the manner in which she had reported on a strike organized by patrol members and members of the Defense Front. The event happened in Tocache, a province in the San Martín region, in […]
"On April 12, 2022, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sent a notarized letter to Rosana Cueva, editor and host of the independent TV news magazine “Panorama,” and to José Ignacio Beteta, editor of the independent news website Vigilante, demanding a retraction of recent reporting, according to reports and Cueva, who spoke to CPJ via messaging app. […]
"On July 5, 2012, Valério Luiz de Oliveira Filho was at home waiting for his father to arrive for lunch when he received a phone call from his stepmother. 'Go to the broadcaster,' she told him through tears, he said. 'Your father has been shot.' His father, Valério Luiz de Oliveira, a well-known sports journalist […]