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Journalist Marisol Balladares and her daughter flee Nicaragua and fight to enter the United States

"Journalist Marisol Balladares Blanco and her daughter Gloria Elena Escorcia Balladres are the most recent faces of the persecution and the collateral effects of the harassment against freedom of expression and freedom of the press suffered by journalists in Nicaragua. Balladares and her daughter left everything behind in their native country due to the harassment they […]

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Call is now open for Latam Network of Young Journalists

“As every year, Distintas Latitudes and the Factual organization call on young journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as students or recent graduates of communication, film, journalism, international relations and the like, and people who create content with a journalistic sense, to apply for our call to join the sixth generation (2021-2021) […]

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IACHR will study the case of journalists Julio Daniel Chaparro and Jorge Torres who were killed in Colombia

"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), representatives of the Chaparro and Torres families, celebrate the decision taken by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to study the case of the journalists Julio Daniel Chaparro and Jorge Torres, who were assassinated on April 24, 1991. This decision is a […]

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Nicaraguan media suppress writers' bylines as a protection measure

"Nicaraguan media critical of Daniel Ortega's government decided to suppress writer bylines in news articles as a protection measure, according to a report released on Tuesday [Aug. 10], which warned that at least 11 journalists have left the country for security reasons. 'Given the escalation of attacks and threats to the independent press, as of […]

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Bloomberg Línea officially launches with nine sites in Latin America

"This August 10, Bloomberg Línea officially lands in Latin America and the Caribbean as a multimedia platform focused on business and financial news, as well as reports aimed at entrepreneurs, decision makers and local leaders. The product is born from an alliance between Bloomberg Media and Falic Media. At a press conference this Tuesday from […]

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Jalisco New Generation Cartel threatens media over coverage of Michoacán, Mexico

“The Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel has directly threatened Mexican journalism. At dawn this Monday [Aug. 9], a video began to circulate on social networks in which, in the name of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, leader of the drug trafficking group, several media belonging to Grupo Multimedios were threatened for their coverage in the […]

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SembraMedia launches education and acceleration program for digital media in Argentina

"On Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Argentina, at SembraMedia we launched Amuna Digital, an initiative focused on Argentina that we developed with the support of the Facebook Journalism Project. Amuna Digital is an education and acceleration program for digital media in Argentina that was born with a federal perspective. The initiative seeks to […]

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Latin America and the Caribbean sees decline in recognition of right to information and rise of disinformation: IFEX

"This region has seen a decline in its historical progress towards recognizing the right to information – despite an important new regional treaty in the area. A shortage of credible information in relation to critical issues, including the fight against COVID, sits in contrast to the abundance of disinformation and misinformation that has submerged the […]

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Five Mexican journalists join complaint against NSO Group, creator of Pegasus

"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported this Friday that 17 journalists, including five Mexicans and one Spaniard, have joined in its complaint against the Israeli company NSO Group, creator of the Pegasus spy program that was allegedly used by different states to control their movements. Among the complainants is the Spaniard Ignacio Cembrero, "most likely monitored […]

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In Mexico: Proceso magazine initiates indirect amparo proceedings against special prosecutor in Regina Martínez murder case

"The amparo proceeding is a consequence of the refusal of the Special Prosecutor's Office for Attention to Crimes Committed Against Freedom of Expression (FEADLE, for its acronym in Spanish) to recognize Proceso magazine as a victim in the Preliminary Inquiry 034 / FEADLE / 2012, which is being investigated for the murder of journalist Regina […]

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National Court of Ecuador denies appeal filed by former mayor in case of lawsuit against journalist and councilors for alleged moral damage

“The Specialized Criminal Chamber of the National Court of Justice denied the appeal filed by the former mayor of Loja, Bolívar Castillo, and issued an acquittal that confirmed the innocence of journalist Lenin Paladines. On Sept.15, 2020, the judge of the Loja Penal Unit, Mario Guerrero, dismissed the lawsuit that Bolívar Castillo filed against the […]

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Videos show the bust of a radio broadcaster who was killed in 2015 being vandalized in Brazil

"The bust of radio host Gleydson Carvalho, who was killed in 2015 while hosting a radio show, was vandalized in Martinópole [Brazil] for at least two consecutive days. The statue was hit with axes and tied to a rope to be brought down by a 4x4 vehicle. [...] Radio broadcaster Gleydson Carvalho was murdered on […]