"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, for its acronym in Portuguese) has mapped 100 journalists blocked by public authorities on Twitter since it started to monitor these cases continuously, in September 2020. There are 196 blocks to the profiles of the President of the Republic, of ministers, deputies, governors and other authorities. The reasons […]
“The anti-money laundering prosecutor [of Peru] Yovana Mori García, appointed as the person in charge of the Panama Papers Case in 2016, threatened Ojo Público with resorting to the Judiciary to request the seizure of documents related to the journalistic investigation into the law firm Mossack Fonseca, which originated as a collaborative effort led by […]
“The National Association of Journalists (CNP, for its acronym in Spanish) [of Venezuela] reported that the fire at the Sucre state headquarters was intentional, as established by a firefighters' investigation. The CNP classifies the incident as one more attack on freedom of expression that violates the legacy of all journalists, [as it said in a […]
"A Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (Abraji) mapeou 100 jornalistas bloqueados por autoridades públicas no Twitter desde que passou a monitorar esses casos de forma contínua, em set.2020. São 196 bloqueios aos perfis do presidente da República, de ministros, deputados, governadores e outras autoridades. Os motivos dos bloqueios recebidos pelo formulário do monitoramento ou feitos […]
"On April 22, 2021, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) adopted Resolution 34/21, in which it granted precautionary measures in favor of Yoel Suárez Fernández, after considering that he finds himself in a situation of serious and urgent risk of irreparable damage to his rights in Cuba. According to the request, the beneficiary is […]
"With the aim of providing resources to these professionals to help them overcome the new challenges presented by the digital environment, the project 'From the social network to the support network: Cyber-resilience for journalists," carried out by the Institute of Technology and Society (ITS Rio) and Redes Cordiales with the support of Facebook Journalism Project, […]
Jeremy McDermott, co-director of the investigative journalism outlet InSight Crime, faces a criminal defamation suit from Colombian businessman Guillermo León Acevedo Giraldo, alias “Memo Fantasma." "The case stems from a two-year investigation published in March 2020 into Acevedo. It showed how the Madrid-based businessman was once a prolific drug trafficker as well as a former leader […]
"Federal judge Luis Rodríguez charged journalist Daniel Santoro for an alleged attempt to extort businessman Daniel Traficante. The magistrate's decision included an embargo of 850,000 pesos (about US $9,100) without preventive detention, according to the ruling. Rodríguez considered that Santoro was a 'necessary participant' in the maneuver in which -according to the complaint- Traficante was […]
"'If she were blonde and blue-eyed, you wouldn't be pissing her off,' a CNN employee said to another collaborator responsible for editing the live entries. According to reports, journalist Basília Rodrigues was the target of a racially motivated persecution, which caused discomfort among professionals at the station. Basília has been a political commentator for CNN […]
“'The foreign aid law will be approved this year,' Maduro declared in a March 2 speech. 'It’s very important. It’s critical.' Venezuela’s proposed legislation follows similar laws passed by authoritarian and repressive governments elsewhere in the world that have cut off funding for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and independent media outlets. [...] It’s unclear what the […]
The first edition of the Caribbean Journalism Festival will take place from April 29 to May 2 during the Yucatán International Reading Fair (FILEY, for its acronym in Spanish). Journalists will meet to talk about the region in an event that has the participation of Factual and Distintas Latitudes. The event can be followed on social networks […]
“Anti-riot agents of the [Nicaraguan] National Police beat and illegally detained journalist Kalúa Salazar, editor-in-chief of Radio La Costeñísima, in her home. At dawn on Monday, April 19, the communicator tried to leave her house in Bluefields, to go to the media outlet, but the officers forcibly prevented her from doing so. 'A caravan for […]