"A group of representatives presented a bill that seeks to provide a framework of protection for journalists, photojournalists and press workers to ensure the free and safe exercise of their work in the face of the constant attacks and risks to which they are exposed daily. [...] 'This initiative is presented as a tool to […]
"The State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic, for its acronym in Portuguese), of the Civil Police of São Paulo, opened an inquiry to investigate journalist Luiz Vassallo, reporter for Metrópoles, after the publication of reports about the assets of Delegate Fábio Pinheiro Lopes, former head of the agency responsible for the investigation. Known as Fábio […]
"The Constitutional Chamber upheld an appeal for protection filed by journalists David Bolaños Acuña, David Chavarría Hernández, and Héctor Guzmán Suárez and the College of Journalists (Colper, for its acronym in Spanish) against the Costa Rican State for violating their freedom of the press and obstructing journalistic work at press conferences held by the Presidency, […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses deep concern over the recent increase in mobile internet fees in Cuba, describing it as an indirect censorship mechanism that deepens the informational isolation of the population and restricts the right to freedom of expression. The new commercial measures, announced by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and implemented […]
"Journalist Saúl Ortega Ortiz was found dead inside a home in the municipality of Guadalupe, Zacatecas, on Monday, June 2. According to the report from the Attorney General's Office of the State of Zacatecas, the incident was a suicide, which they learned of around 8:20 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, authorities located the man's […]
“In response to repeated police attacks on press workers carrying out their jobs, the Buenos Aires Press Union (SiPreBA), a member of the Argentine Federation of Press Workers (FATPREN), with support from the International Federation of Journalists and the Democracy at Work program, has acquired personal protective equipment to distribute to self-managed media outlets and […]
“The AFP news agency and Chilean fact-checking outlet Mala Espina on Tuesday launched Comprueba, a collaborative journalism alliance that brings together more than 40 media outlets to fight disinformation ahead of Chile’s general elections on Nov. 16. Comprueba’s goal is to produce articles that debunk falsehoods circulating on social media throughout the electoral process. The […]
"The killing of journalist Javier Antonio Hércules Salinas has sparked widespread criticism across Honduran society, particularly targeting the Protection Mechanism overseen by the Secretariat of Human Rights (SEDH for its initials in Spanish). It was the minister of the SEDH, Héctor Becerra, who revealed that Hércules had been granted five protection measures by the government’s […]
"The National Association of Journalists (CNP, for its Spanish acronym) of Venezuela has made an urgent call for the release of 16 press workers detained in the context of political instability following the elections held in July last year. These elections gave a disputed victory to President Nicolás Maduro and, as a result, left a […]
"Radio Fides and Agencia de Noticias Fides journalist David Pizarro was attacked on Thursday, May 29, with pepper spray by a riot police officer while he was recording images of the arrest of demonstrators on Belisario Salinas street in La Paz, Bolivia. Pizarro, along with other reporters, was reporting for his media outlet on the […]
"ARTICLE 19 condemns the arbitrary detention of Carlos Milanés, an independent journalist for ADN Cuba, Cubanet and Radio Martí, on May 25 this year in Havana, by State Security agents. The incident was compounded by multiple aggressions such as threats of disappearance, physical aggressions, a raid on his home and the destruction of several personal […]
"Protests in Argentina are becoming the scene of widespread repression, with members of the press being targeted by the country's armed forces. Public security actors, who should protect and guarantee security during peaceful demonstrations, are instead deliberately obstructing press coverage through the use of violence. Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its initials in French) condemns […]