The full bench of magistrates from the Chamber of Injunctions and Preliminary Proceedings from Guatemala’s Supreme Court has rejected a temporary injunction requested by prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche, head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity. The request aimed to reopen a criminal investigation against journalists and columnists who worked for the now-defunct newspaper elPeriódico, founded […]
"Xavier Lasso, a national assembly member from the Citizens’ Revolution party, said in an interview that his legislative agenda includes reintroducing a new Communication Law 'with the experience we already have.' He spoke on the program Ingobernables on February 13, 2025. His statements add to previous comments by Citizens’ Revolution presidential candidate Luisa González, who […]
“A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for 11 days, a foreign correspondents’ association in the country said on Tuesday, urging authorities to step up their search efforts. Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, last communicated with a friend on 8 February, according to a statement from the Rio de Janeiro-based Association of Foreign Press Correspondents […]
"One of the most famous and controversial figures in Mexican sports journalism is Álvaro Morales. The ESPN analyst has become a current reference due to the creativity of his criticism and his style to generate controversy, mainly in social media. Recently, Álvaro Morales reported that his X (Twitter) account was hacked and as a result […]
"The Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and Press (ICLEP, for its initials in Spanish) recorded a total of 58 violations of freedoms of expression and of the press in Cuba during January 2025, according to its report published this Monday [Feb. 17]. [...] ICLEP counted 23 attacks, threats and/or psychological aggressions, 15 abusive uses […]
"For a week, a group of Dominican journalists were the target of an intense social media campaign to discredit them, with more than 10,000 mentions recorded on different platforms, mainly on X (formerly Twitter). The narrative promoted in these publications accused them of receiving funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in […]
“A group of supporters of the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) political party attacked journalist María Fernanda Martínez on Sunday afternoon [Feb. 16] while she was covering an event of the mayor [of Tegucigalpa, Honduras]. The journalist said she had already done a live broadcast and had asked the cameraman to take back-up shots, when suddenly […]
“Aldair Garnica Arcos, who identifies himself as executive director of [the Facebook page] Decisión Digital Noticias and collaborator of [the digital media outlet] NBC Diario, expressed on social media his fear of suffering reprisals for allegedly having exposed cases of corruption and human rights violations within the State Attorney General's Office [of Veracruz, Mexico]. According […]
“Journalist Facundo Pastor denounced live on [Argentine TV channel] A24 that he was being threatened by a person named Juan Ignacio, while a report was being broadcast about people arrested during a protest on Wednesday [Feb. 12] against the approval of a new law. Pastor received the messages when images of alleged infiltrators at the […]
"Josué Othoniel Alejandre Gaytán, editor and founder of online news outlet NDI Noticias de Isla y la Zona Piñera Veracruzana, was found dead in his home in the town of Isla, in the state of Veracruz. His death was confirmed by the State Commission for the Care and Protection of Journalists (CEAPP for its initials […]
Six independent organizations published a letter on Wednesday opposing a bill that would amend Brazil’s Access to Information Law. The government is expected to present its proposals this year. The organizations argue the proposed changes could roll back transparency measures that have been in place since 2012. The letter is signed by Transparência Brasil, Abraji […]
"The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Nicaragua on Wednesday — for the second time — to release imprisoned journalist Catalino Leo Cárcamo, whose family has been unaware of his whereabouts or health condition since November 2024. "The court finds Mr. Cárcamo Herrera is at serious risk of suffering irreparable harm to his rights, which […]