“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE, for its acronym in Spanish) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said that 'considerations were reiterated regarding the concentration of media, its implications for freedom of expression and the right to an informed society,' during its visit to Chile between March 18 […]
"The non-profit Climate Tracker (CT), which aims to support, train and incentivise climate journalism globally, launched its inaugural Caribbean Climate Journalism Awards. [...] Award winners included two reporters from the Dominican Republic — Rubí Morillo, a 23-year-old journalist and video editor known for her ability to create compelling audiovisual content, picked up the prize for Best Youth Climate […]
Journalists have until June 2 to apply for the Javier Valdez Latin American Investigative Journalism Award organized by the Press and Society Institute (IPYS, for its acronym in Spanish) and Transparency International (TI). Journalists working in Latin America and the Caribbean with work published between July 1, 2023 and June 2, 2024 can participate. The […]
“Relatives were finally able to see human rights activist and journalist Carlos Julio Rojas, 39 days after he was detained. He is accused of an alleged plot to assassinate [President Nicolás] Maduro at a march in Caracas, Venezuela. Rojas is being held in the maximum security prison El Helicoide, headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence […]
“The organizations Artículo 19 Mexico and Central America, the collective Toma tu Remo, and Perteneces A.C. expressed their concern for the use of judicial mechanisms with the intention of inhibiting and intimidating the exercise of journalism and freedom of expression [...] against Mexican journalist Claudia Amelia Solera, from Enfoque Noticias radio station, of the NRM […]
"Through a statement, the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its acronym in Spanish) rejected what it called stigmatization that the mayor of Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Gustavo Vélez, made on social networks where he generally linked the journalistic work of local media with interests of the criminal gang 'La Inmaculada,' which commits crimes in […]
"Relatives of the members of the journalistic team from Ecuadoran newspaper El Comercio who were abducted and murdered in 2018 by a Colombian dissident group of the FARC, denounced this Friday [May 17] that the Ecuadoran government gave them incomplete secret minutes of the Public and State Security Council (COSEPE, for its acronym in Spanish) […]
"The government of far-right [President] Javier Milei has decided to suspend activity of social networks and websites of Argentine public media due to 'a reorganization process,' according to a statement. This measure covers the social networks and websites of Televisión Pública, Radio Nacional, radio stations of the interior, FM Clásica, FM Rock, FM Folclórica, Paka […]
"Mexican authorities must immediately investigate death threats directed at reporter Alberto Amaro Jordán, his family, and his bodyguards and take steps to guarantee his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday [May 23]. Unknown individuals driving a red truck passed by the residence of Amaro, founder and editor of Tlaxcala state-based news website La […]
"Judicial harassment that compromises freedom of expression constitutes the filing of numerous lawsuits regarding the same facts, in different districts, with the intention or effect of constraining a journalist or press organization, making their defense difficult or making it excessively onerous. This is the understanding of [Brazil's] Supreme Federal Court, which decided this Wednesday (May […]