"Honduran journalist Thelma Mejía, news coordinator of Channel 5 in Tegucigalpa, denounced this Thursday [June 6] repeated threats that she has been receiving, which she attributes in part to activists linked to the ruling party, and which the Government condemned. 'That the time has come to "remove my ovaries," that my account is going to […]
"The site Periodistas en el cine (Journalists in the movies), a project created by journalists Federico Poore and Manuel Barrientos, is dedicated to exhaustively reflecting the representation of journalism on the big screen. Based on previous work, their own research and data from national film libraries, the site offers an interactive database that allows you […]
"In the two years since the murders of journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira, the Coalition in Defense of Journalism, of which Abraji is a part, demands speedy justice and State action in the case and the growing violence against journalists and defenders of the environment. Dom Phillips, a British reporter, and […]
“Independent Cuban journalist and activist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, who has been in prison since June 2021 and was sentenced in 2022 to five years in prison for continued enemy propaganda, left the island this Wednesday [June 5] for the United States after obtaining humanitarian parole. As EFE was able to confirm through various sources, […]
“In the [Paraguayan] Senate, a public hearing is taking place this Friday [May 31] to debate the bill 'for the protection of journalists and human rights defenders.' The unions representing these sectors are participating. The bill proposes the creation of the 'Mechanism for the Protection of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders (MPPD, for its acronym […]
"The Dom Phillips Institute was launched on June 2, in honor of the British journalist who was murdered in Vale do Javari, in the Brazilian Amazon, in June 2022, together with Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira. Several UN bodies called for investigating the crime and combating illegal actions on Indigenous lands. [...] According to Alessandra […]
"[Colombia's] National Intelligence Directorate (DNI, for its acronym in Spanish), under the Presidency of the Republic, categorically denied accusations about the alleged illegal interception of communications belonging to opposition politicians and journalists. In a press release, the DNI rejected these accusations and denied the existence of the alleged group called Orión, which, according to rumors, […]
“Núcleo and the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP, for its acronym in Spanish) will host a specialized training for Latin American journalists that produce investigations about Big Tech in the region. The Big Tech Investigation Lab will take place from Aug. 12 to 16 in Nosara, Costa Rica, and all travel, accommodation, and […]
“Guatemalan authorities reinforced security at a prison on Monday [June 3] in the face of press reports of a possible plan to attack journalist José Rubén Zamora, sent to prison during the last government on charges of money laundering, in a case that caused international concern. The version of the possible attack was published on […]
“Venezuelan journalist Tamoa Calzadilla was awarded the 2024 John S. Carroll Journalist of the Year Award from the News Literacy Project (NLP) for her courage in investigative journalism and leadership in fact-checking. The John S. Carroll Journalist of the Year Award honors journalists who have made significant contributions to NLP's mission. Named in honor of […]