"Journalistic revelations published by Raya Magazine warn of a case of espionage that directly or indirectly affected Colombian and foreign journalists. According to the investigation, agents of the Colombian State traced contacts of the Cuban political attaché Joel Marrero Enríquez, who according to the Colombian government was carrying out espionage activities. As a result of this […]
"Flora Silva, financial manager of elPeriódico, was arrested by members of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP, by its Spanish acronym) and the Guatemalan National Police on Fri., Aug. 19, after they raided her home [...], local media reported. The arrest was made as part of the different procedures carried out by the MP relating to […]
"In the first half of 2022, ARTICLE 19 recorded 331 attacks against journalists and news outlets. In comparison, the first half of 2016 ARTICLE 19 recorded 218 attacks against the press. This means that in the same period of the government of Enrique Peña Nieto and Andrés Manuel López Obrador there is an increase of […]
"Ecuadorian journalist Charly Castillo of the digital news outlet El Ferrodiario de Durán received last night a package at the door of his home containing blood with clots, inside plastic bags. He gave the alert on social media: 'A few minutes ago, outside my home, in Durán [Ecuador], two bags of blood were left at […]
"The government of President Daniel Ortega, through the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Posts (Telcor, by its Spanish acronym), cancelled the broadcasting license of three more radio stations (...) With the closure of these three radio stations, 13 radio stations have been closed so far in August, most of them located in the north of […]
"The president and director of Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, and assistant attorney Samari Carolina Gómez Díaz will spend at least three months in pre-trial detention on the basis of a single testimony and supposed evidence that Rafael Curruchiche, the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (FECI), told El Faro were […]
"The Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and Press (Iclep, by its Spanish acronym) recorded in July 140 events on the island that it considers violations of press freedom, the highest monthly figure so far in 2022. According to a press release from this Cuba-based NGO, in the year as a whole it has recorded […]
"The year 2022 has been violent for press professionals in Brazil. In the first seven months, 66 serious aggressions were registered, which involve episodes of physical violence, destruction of equipment, threats and murders. This number represents an increase of 69.2% compared to the same period in 2021, which had 39 cases. The data are from […]
“Facebook’s self-proclaimed efforts to safeguard election integrity in Brazil appear to be failing, as our new investigation uncovers. Our investigation finds that Facebook appallingly failed to detect election-related disinformation in ads in the run-up to the Brazilian election on 2 October 2022. Tensions are high in Brazil, with the growing threat of disinformation – that […]
"After being reported missing, authorities in Sonora [Mexico] confirmed the discovery of the lifeless journalist Juan Arjón López [on Aug. 16]. [...] 'Since we had knowledge through social media we began to organize searches in all places. Now that the discovery has been made, we continue to work on the investigation to clarify the case […]
"As every year, Distintas Latitudes and the organization Factual made an open call to apply to join the seventh cohort (2022-2023) of the LATAM Network of Young Journalists, a unique initiative in the region. It is open to young journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as young people who have studied communication, […]
"The Rio de Janeiro police are listening to witnesses to identify the killers and find out the motive for the execution of businessman and journalist Luiz Carlos Gomes on Aug. 12 in Italva, in the northwest section of Rio de Janeiro. The agents are going over images from security cameras installed in the region. Gomes […]