“Journalist Eduardo Segura, of media outlet Jarocho Informativo, reported that last Friday night [April 11] two men on a motorcycle threw Molotov cocktails at his van in the municipality of Tantoyuca [in the Mexican state of Veracruz]. [...] Segura said that his neighbors helped him to put out the fire and that he lamented this […]
"Last year, 639 attacks against journalists were recorded, which represents one attack every 14 hours and a 13.9% increase compared to 2023, according to Article 19. In its annual report, 'Information Barriers: Challenges to Freedom of Expression and Access to Information,' the international organization indicated that Mexico is trapped in an information crisis that threatens […]
"Grupo Extra journalist Daniel Suárez received a series of threats on social media after being recorded while covering President Rodrigo Chaves' press conference last Wednesday (April 9) in Atenas [Alajuela province, Costa Rica]. Suárez, who is responsible for covering the Presidency of the Republic, attended the event and had the opportunity to ask the president […]
"The Brazilian Press Association – ABI (for its initials in Portuguese) vehemently repudiates ESPN's absurd decision to suspend journalists Dimas Coppede, Gian Oddi, Paulo Calçade, Pedro Ivo Almeida, Victor Birner and William Tavares for having criticized the Brazilian Football Confederation – CBF, on the program Linha de Passe, on Monday, April 7, when commenting on […]
“On Thursday, journalists from the Ni Uno Más Michoacán Collective presented a proposal to the State Congress for reforms to the Penal Code and the Law for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists. The initiative aims to classify hate speech against journalists, aggravating factors in crimes committed against journalists in the course of […]
With just days before Ecuador heads to the polls again, six national and international press freedom organizations have addressed presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa. They called on the candidates to publicly commit to respecting and protecting news workers. In a joint statement, the groups warned of the growing deterioration of the environment for […]
Journalist Nakary Ramos, who works for Impacto Venezuela, has been missing since April 8, when she was filming a report in Plaza Venezuela, Caracas. Her family does not know her whereabouts and fears she may be detained due to her work. The reported detention comes a day after Venezuela News published an article—signed by Ramos—criticizing […]
DW Akademie, in collaboration with UNESCO, the Press and Freedom of Expression Institute (IPLEX for its initials in Spanish), and the Latin American Network of Journalism in Exile (RELPEX for its initials in Spanish) of the Inter American Press Association, has launched the online platform periodismolibre.org, a space designed for journalists and media outlets in […]
"Three media outlets in Ecuador are being sued by businessman Pedro Bejarano Alvarado, who accuses Mil Hojas, Plan V, and the news site La Fuente – Periodismo de Investigación of publishing 'false and inaccurate' information that harms his 'reputation and honor.' A verdict has already been issued against journalist Juan Carlos Calderón, director of Plan […]
Several national and international organizations, as well as journalists and individuals known for their defense of the freedom of expression, have expressed solidarity and condemnation of a systematic campaign of attacks and threats against the journalists of Prensa Comunitaria and cofounder Nelton Rivera. The attacks have primarily occurred on social media and represent an attempt […]
"More than a decade after the murder of journalist Luis Peralta Cuéllar, the Colombian Attorney General's Office has asked the Supreme Court to uphold the sentence that found it was an aggravated homicide and not a simple homicide, as it is stipulated. The reasons of the Public Prosecutor's Office are based on the fact that […]
"The Association of Haitian Journalists (AJH for its initials in Creole) reported Sunday the disappearance of two journalists in the city of Mirebalais, amid a growing climate of violence by armed gangs operating with impunity in the country. The International Federation of Journalists categorically repudiates the criminal violence against press workers and calls for their […]