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Ecuadorian media outlet GK and Carlos F. Chamorro of Nicaragua are winners of the 2021 Ortega y Gasset Awards

"The Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards, the most prestigious in Spanish journalism, announced winners for its 38th edition. [...] The award-winning journalists were Isabela Ponce of Ecuador; Mariano Zafra, Javier Salas and photographer Brais Lorenzo of Spain; and Carlos Fernando Chamorro of Nicaragua. [...] The Ortega y Gasset Awards, created in 1984 by EL PAÍS […]

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Nicaragua: Prosecutor's office cites former director of 100% Noticias, director of Corporación, and Univisión correspondent for 'laundering'

"The owner and director of Radio Corporación, Fabio Gadea Mantilla; former executive director of the assaulted channel 100% Noticias, Verónica Chávez; and journalist María Lilly Delgado, Univisión correspondent, were summoned by the public prosecutor to be 'interviewed,' in the case for the alleged crime of 'money and asset laundering,' which was opened against Cristiana Chamorro […]

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CAinfo registered 49 cases of threats to freedom of expression in the last year in Uruguay

"In the last year, 49 cases of threats to the freedom of expression of journalists were registered in Uruguay, according to the seventh monitoring report carried out by the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information (CAinfo, for its acronym in Spanish). This is the highest number of cases since the study began, following […]

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Ecuador: During Lenín Moreno's government, 1,702 journalists and media were attacked

“The Andean Foundation for the Observation and Study of the Media (Fundamedios, for its acronym in Spanish) registered a total of 793 attacks against journalists, media outlets, citizens or activists during Lenín Moreno's government. These attacks add up to a total of 1,702 journalists and media who were violated in their right to freedom of […]

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ICLEP reports Cuban journalist Mary Karla Ares is being tortured in detention

“In the last three days, journalist [Mary Karla Ares from ICLEP] has been subjected to intense interrogation every five and ten minutes throughout the night with every intention of torturing her, preventing her from sleeping. 'Mary Karla is being subjected to psychological torture, they told me that they take her out every five minutes, every […]

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Union of Journalists and Fenaj repudiate attacks on reporter during Bolsonaro march in Brazil

“The SJPMRJ (Union of Professional Journalists of the Municipality of Rio, for its acronym in Portuguese) and Fenaj (National Federation of Journalists - of Brazil) repudiated the attacks on CNN reporter Pedro Duran during coverage of the demonstration promoted yesterday morning [May 23] in Rio de Janeiro by President Jair Bolsonaro. The reporter was prevented […]

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Proposed ‘NGO Law’ threatens press freedom, independent reporting in Guatemala

"On May 12, newly elected members of Guatemala’s Constitutional Court overturned a March 2020 ruling by the court’s former members that had halted the implementation of the so-called 'NGO Law,' a set of amendments to the country’s laws covering non-governmental organizations, according to Reuters. The amendments, which will go into force if signed by President […]

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Brazil: Groups linked to law enforcement agencies target journalist and researcher who denounced state violence

"Since last week, lawyer and researcher Alan Kardec Cabral Junior and reporter Thalys Alcântara, from newspaper O Popular, in Goiás, have been facing attacks by groups linked to the Association of Military Police Officers and Goiás Military Fire Brigade (ASSOF -Goiás). The motive is the publication of the article 'Only one in 200 deaths by […]

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Brasil: entidades policiais atacam jornalista e pesquisador que denunciaram violência de Estado

"Desde a última semana, o advogado e pesquisador Alan Kardec Cabral Junior e o repórter Thalys Alcântara, do jornal O Popular, de Goiás, vêm enfrentando ataques de grupos ligados à Associação dos Oficiais da Polícia Militar e Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Goiás (ASSOF-Goiás). O motivo foi a publicação da reportagem 'Só uma em 200 […]

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Mexicans Against Corruption denounces intimidation from Mexican president

“The organization Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI, for its acronym in Spanish) rejected the accusations of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador about its alleged links with political parties or intervention in electoral campaigns. [...] This Wednesday [May 19], López Obrador again accused MCCI of receiving foreign money to intervene in Mexican politics, in favor […]

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Daniel Ortega's regime renews attacks and detentions of journalists in Nicaragua

"The Nicaraguan Police carried out this Thursday [May 20] a new raid against the magazine Confidencial, a media outlet critical of the Daniel Ortega regime and led by journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro. Several journalists were repressed or detained while covering the raid. [...] Chamorro, the journalist, has denounced in a radio program that at the […]