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Prosecution of Argentine journalist Daniel Santoro is revoked, 'ratifies value of freedom of expression'

“The Federal Chamber of Mar del Plata revoked the prosecution of journalist Daniel Santoro in the case in which he was being investigated for alleged extortion and illegal espionage. [...] " “The ruling is interpreted as a blow to the Kirchnerism discourse, which linked the journalist from Clarín newspaper to a political operation. [...] " […]

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Two years on, police continue to occupy newsroom of Nicaragua's Confidencial

“Two years ago, at midnight on Dec. 13, 2018, the Police at the service of Daniel Ortega's regime assaulted and looted the newsroom of Confidencial and Esta Semana, without a court order. A day later, the outrage continued with the permanent occupation of our newsroom by armed members of the Police, who have been there […]

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Brazil: Agência Pública and Meio launch newsletter series with unpublished behind-the-scenes details of WikiLeaks case

Agência Pública and Canal Meio are launching the newsletter "O ano em que o WikiLeaks mudou o mundo" (The year WikiLeaks changed the world). This is a pop-up newsletter, which ends after a certain number of episodes. The first part of the story is sent when the reader signs up and the rest will be […]

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Brazil: Agência Pública and Meio launch newsletter series with unpublished behind the scenes of WikiLeaks case

Agência Pública and Canal Meio are launching the newsletter "O ano em que o WikiLeaks mudou o mundo" (The year WikiLeaks changed the world). This is a pop-up newsletter, which ends after a certain number of episodes. The first part of the story is sent when the reader signs up and the rest will be […]

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Photojournalist murdered in Zacatecas, Mexico after covering the discovery of two bodies

"Photojournalist Jaime Castaño Zacarías was killed on Wednesday in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The reporter was administrator of the PrensaLibreMx page and worked in the social communication area of the Jerez City Council and was intercepted by armed persons while driving his motorcycle hours after having covered the discovery of two bodies on a […]

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Forum on Right of Access to Public Information denounces the regression of transparency with Ministry of Health in Brazil

"Eleven civil society organizations that are part of the Right to Access to Public Information Forum - coordinated by Transparency Brasil - published today (Dec. 10, 2020) a technical note with recommendations for improvements in the transparency of the Ministry of Health regarding data about the new coronavirus pandemic. The document will be forwarded to […]

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Guatemalan journalists receive threatening messages at home

"Journalists and members of the organization Article 35, Sonny Figueroa and Marvin Del Cid, received a threat through an anonymous message left in Del Cid's mailbox on Dec. 7, 2020 in Guatemala City. The message read: 'Marvin and Sonny stop investigating and publishing shit or you'll see.' In an interview with ARTICLE 19, Del Cid […]

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In Brazil, the Rio Military Police identify journalist as 'enemy'; Abraji warns of incitement to violence against journalists

"Editora Globo, which publishes the newspapers EXTRA and O Globo, repudiated a video in which Lieutenant Colonel Gabryela Dantas, spokesman for the Military Police, classified reporter Rafael Soares as the enemy of the corporation and even encouraged the population to publicize the recording . (...) In a post on Twitter, the Brazilian Association of Investigative […]

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Brasil: Polícia Militar do Rio classifica repórter como 'inimigo'; Abraji vê incitação de violência contra jornalistas

"A Editora Globo, que publica os jornais EXTRA e O Globo, repudiou o vídeo em que a tenente-coronel Gabryela Dantas, porta-voz da PM, classificou o repórter Rafael Soares como inimigo da corporação e ainda incentivou a população a divulgar a gravação. (...) Em postagem no Twitter, a Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (Abraji) afirmou que […]

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Colombian TV station employees flee country amid threats from FARC militants

"On Nov. 16, Arlex Piedrahita, a camera operator with the news broadcaster Caracol TV, fled to the United States with his family after he received a death threat and other threatening messages from individuals claiming to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist rebel group known as the FARC, according to […]

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Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón claims that during his six-year term, MVS Radio offered to fire Carmen Aristegui

"Former President Felipe Calderón said this Friday that during his tenure, a communication company offered him the dismissal of journalist Carmen Aristegui. The forementioned, in clear reference to the dispute between the journalist and MVS Radio in 2011, which led to her leaving the air between Feb. 7 and 18 of that year, for requesting […]

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World Press Freedom Conference 2020 begins this week online

“The World Press Freedom Conference 2020 (WPFC) uniquely gathers journalists, media companies, human rights defenders, members of the judiciary, policymakers, academics, youth, NGOs and everyone who is interested in press freedom worldwide.” “WPFC 2020 will be held in a new, innovative format: merging digital and in-person elements. UNESCO and The Kingdom of the Netherlands are […]