“The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned 'verbal attacks' from the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, after he held journalists Azucena Uresti and Luis Chaparro responsible for what may happen to him. This follows reports that have emerged about the wave of violence affecting Culiacán and about discoveries and possible links to organized crime. […]
Since El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency in March 2022, local journalists and human rights organizations have raised concerns that Bukele has repeatedly renewed the state of emergency in a bid to systemically silence dissent and dismantle press freedom. The Salvadoran Journalists Association (APES) documented 311 attacks –including harassment, doxxing, threats, […]
"Venezuela has cancelled the passports of dozens of journalists and activists since Nicolás Maduro claimed a re-election victory, part of what rights groups say is an intensifying campaign of repression against the authoritarian president’s opponents. At least 40 people — mostly journalists and human rights activists — have had their passports annulled without explanation, according […]
"CPJ is alarmed by reports that since mid-September, Cuban state security agents questioned at least eight journalists and media workers from non-state media outlets, many in connection to alleged crimes against the state, leading several to flee the country. [...] Cuban news website El Toque, which operates from exile, reported that the journalists were summoned […]
"The first National Survey on violations of human rights in journalistic work carried out by the Ombudsman's Office [of Bolivia] reveals that journalists identify social organizations, mobilized groups, their employers, political leaders, public entities and public forces as the main violators of their rights. Distrust in courts, fear of reprisals and practical limitations, such as […]
"This Thursday [Oct. 10], Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked to 'immediately activate security routes' for the Colombian media outlet Vorágine, which reported threats for its investigations related to paramilitarism and drug trafficking, and six other journalists identified as 'high risk.' [...] Vorágine published a statement on Thursday that said, 'Due to situations that compromise our […]
"Users of X, the former Twitter, reported on Wednesday, October 9, that they regained access to the platform. Access was restored after the National Telecommunications Agency, or Anatel for its initials in Portuguese, notified internet providers to lift the block, which had been imposed by order of the Supreme Federal Court. The unblocking occurred after […]
"On July 4, 2024, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, or IACHR, filed Case 14.746 against Nicaragua with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The case concerns the extrajudicial execution of journalist Ángel Eduardo Gahona López by state agents and the ongoing impunity surrounding the crime. On April 21, 2018, journalist Ángel Gahona López was […]
“Artículo 19 condemns the wave of repression the Cuban state has undertaken since September against independent journalists from digital media in Cuba. This has worsened with the implementation of the Social Communication Law on October 4, 2024. On October 4, Cuban digital media outlets El Toque, Cubanet, Periodismo de Barrio, and Magazine AM denounced a […]
"A television host from Mexicali, Baja California, was fired while broadcasting his show live by the general director, who entered during the transmission to deliver the news. The incident occurred on the evening of last Monday [October 7], during the program ‘Ciudadano 2.0’ hosted by Gustavo Macalpin on Canal 66. Macalpin appeared bewildered as businessman […]
“The National Association of Bolivian Journalists and the Circle of Women Journalists of La Paz rejected this Tuesday [Oct. 8] 'the disqualification, disrespect and aggressiveness' of spokespersons and lawyers of former Bolivian President Evo Morales against journalists. 'We reject the disqualification, disrespect and aggressiveness of spokespersons and lawyers of Mr. Evo Morales Ayma against journalists […]
“Chilean Prosecutor's Office requested this Monday [Sept. 7] 25 years in prison for Marcelo Naranjo after the start of the oral arguments in the trial for the murder of journalist Francisca Sandoval on May 1, 2022. 'The Fourth Oral Criminal Court of Santiago begins arguments in a case against Marcelo Enrique Naranjo for the murder […]