“'They are going to kill me,' exclaimed journalist Humberto Padgett after accusing the Mexico City prosecutor's office of shelving the case of the [alleged] leaking of his personal data to drug dealers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, for its acronym in Spanish). Almost seven years after the attack of which he was […]
“The Minister of the Interior [of Peru], Juan José Santivañez, is once again facing scrutiny. This time, for attacking various news media. In recent weeks, journalist Beto Ortiz raised his voice in protest against the alleged surveillance of a group of journalists. Now, a complaint from the media outlet La Encerrona [allegedly] shows him, through […]
“During his state of the nation address – Cuenta Pública – the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced that the Executive Branch will send a proposal this month to the National Congress to establish a fund for the public channel Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), with the aim of 'strengthening its regional centers, its cultural […]
"Journalist Peniley Ramírez, in a column titled 'UIF vs. Latinus' in her opinion section Linotipia at Reforma newspaper, alleged that the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF, by its Spanish acronym) of [Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit] opened a new investigation into journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, his wife, [actor] Victor Trujillo and two branches […]
“‘Hey, I have a story lead for you, but I need to know you’re really interested,’ read a WhatsApp message I received the morning of February 14. ‘It's Dina's Rolex.’ The sender was Marco Sifuentes, a Peruvian journalist and director of the La Encerrona podcast, based in Spain. Sifuentes proceeded to ask me to investigate the […]
“Various organizations in the communication sector and the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS, for its acronym in Spanish) expressed concern in a letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE), about decisions of the current government of Javier Milei that […]
"On June 12, 2024, the Peruvian Congress approved a predictamen (summary of a draft law) that seeks to reform the composition of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru, IRTP [for its Spanish acronym], and to include a representative of Congress. IPYS [Press and Society Institute, for its acronym in […]
"On the third anniversary of a news website editor’s murder, the Mexican authorities have publicly acknowledged their failure to protect him and have apologized to his family. [...] Noticias Minuto a Minuto news site editor Gustavo Sánchez Cabrera was fatally shot by gunmen while riding a motorcycle with his son near Morro de Mazatán, a […]
"Article 19 - Office for Mexico and Central America and the Network of Journalists of Puebla express their concern over the blockade suffered by journalists Yessica Ayala, of media outlets Contextos Noticias and Diario Cambio, as well as Joselyn Meneses, also of Contextos Noticias, at the hands of residents of San Jerónimo Coyula, on Tuesday, […]
"Relatives of journalist Luis López, detained on Friday, June 14 in [the Venezuelan state of] La Guaira while he was on his way to cover a protest, requested on Sunday [June 16] his unconditional release, as well as that of the rest of the political activists detained by the security forces. [...] The journalist from […]