“This Thursday [July 4th], a violent attack was reported against a news team that was covering an inspection of street vendors in San Bernardo. The incident occurred in the morning when the Canal 13 team was on-site and was allegedly attacked by the street vendors. This is how journalist Delfina Gómez narrated the incident live: […]
“Federal Deputy Julia Zanatta has filed civil and criminal lawsuits against journalist Amanda Miranda, who published a report showing the parliamentarian allegedly paid R $5,000 (US $912) to a newspaper in Tijucas [Santa Catarina, Brazil], which allegedly publishes only favorable news about the Bolsonaro supporter. The invoice cites ‘creation and distribution of content for the […]
“On Tuesday, the Periodistas Argentinas organization accused journalist Pedro Brieger of 19 episodes of sexual harassment, with victims including former colleagues and former students. Several of the accusers made public statements during a conference in the Senate. 'The case in question has a name and last name, but it can be seen reflected in other […]
“The Gabo Festival celebrates its 12th edition to highlight the best stories and creative expressions from Ibero-America and the world. From July 5 to July 7, this event organized annually by the Fundación Gabo will bring together more than 170 speakers in more than 140 sessions for all ages, focusing on journalism, art, literature, music, […]
“Alejandro Soto, President of the Congress of Peru, through the institution’s attorney, Manuel Eduardo Peña, has accused journalist José Miguel Hidalgo of América Televisión of disturbing the peace through surveillance [a crime in Peru related to gathering information and/or surveillance for the purpose of committing a crime]. The complaint is in response to a news […]
"The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention considers that the detention of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, held for more than 700 days in a military prison in Guatemala City, is arbitrary and violated six articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and therefore requests the Government of that country to adopt the […]
“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a statement advocating for freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Colombia, after President Gustavo Petro initiated a conflict with some journalists and the Foundation for Press Freedom (Flip). Specifically, the IACHR referred to the president's criticism of columnist and journalist María Ximena Duzán. 'States […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the Thursday [June 27] decision by Carlos Hercule, Haiti’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, to place Ronald Richemond, the federal prosecutor of the city of Les Cayes, on leave until further notice. CPJ has reported on allegations linking Richemond to the murder of Haitian radio journalist Garry Tesse […]
"The body of journalist Víctor Morales was found lifeless on a stretch of road on the Ocozocoautla de Espinosa-Arriaga highway, near the Tierra y Libertad ejido, in the municipality of Jiquipilas, [in the Mexican state of] Chiapas.. Morales, who was 39 years old and general director of the media outlet Realidades, was found with several […]
"Community journalist Jorge Méndez, known as 'Jeykon the leader,' was murdered this Thursday (June 27) in a rural area of the municipality of Tibú, in the Colombian department of Norte de Santander, which borders Venezuela, as reported by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP). 'Jorge was well-known in the Catatumbo region because he managed the […]
"A daughter of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, murdered last August, was threatened by the main suspect in ordering the assassination, her lawyer denounced on Wednesday (June 26) during the trial. The alleged perpetrator of the crime 'began issuing messages and comments against one of Fernando's daughters' through the Zoom chat during a hearing, Nathalia […]
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Rule of Law Program for Latin America will select three journalists for the Journalistic Research Fellowship, with the aim of giving them the opportunity to develop an in-depth report on topics related to human rights in region and strengthening the rule of law in […]