"Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said they were 'impacted' by reports of deepening violations of freedoms of expression and the press and access to information in Brazil, during the pandemic of the novel coronavirus. The cases were presented today, Oct. 6, 2020, by a civil society delegation, including Abraji, during the […]
“A new tax assessment is being levied against Nicavisión SA, the company that owns Channel 12, by the General Income Directorate (DGI). The institution demands seven million cordobas (US $ 201,125) from the television station and does not accept proof of the expenses and investments that the company has made in recent years. This new […]
“An influencer from Tijuana, Baja California, named Mariano Soto, was shot and killed this Sunday afternoon while he was driving in his car. The attack was carried out by people in a gray Cadillac. They hit the victim in the chest and later fled. Through his page Tijuana sin Censura (Tijuana Uncensored), Soto denounced a […]
"Brazil's Agência Pública launched the 'Primer on Digital Security and Action in the Field,' which systematizes the security protocols adopted by the agency to produce reports in the field." Download the guide (in Portuguese)
"Eight months have passed without news of the young Peruvian journalist Daysi Mina Huamán, whose disappearance has been included by the international media coalition One Free Press Coalition among the ten most urgent cases to be resolved in the world for attacks and harassment of women journalists. The case of the young journalist, who worked […]
"Journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa, correspondent in Havana for The Washington Post newspaper, was summoned this Thursday morning by Lieutenant Colonel Kenia Morales for an 'interview,' in which he was threatened with jail if he continues his collaboration with the U.S. media outlet." Read original article (in Spanish)
"In July, Lupa, a Brazilian fact-checking agency, launched the data visualization tool No epicentro (At the epicenter). Created to draw people's attention to those who died from COVID-19, the methodology simulates what it would be like if all those who died were close to each one of us, if they were our neighbors. The tool […]
"The verbal fight between two rival political groups in the Plaza 14 de Septiembre in the city of Cochabamba, on Thursday, Sept. 24, ended in a pitched battle and assault on journalists who were covering the news. Edwin Soria, journalist for the Univalle television channel, suffered first and second degree burns on his left hand […]
"After launching its membership program to fund investigative journalism in Peru, OjoPúblico signed an agreement with The New York Times Licensing Group - the content licensing division of the New York Times - to publish a selection of stories from The New York Times in Spanish." Read original article (in Spanish)
"The Special Prosecutor's Office for Crimes committed against Freedom of Expression (Feadle) of Mexico requested this Tuesday a sentence of 50 years in prison for one of those accused of the murder of journalist Javier Valdez, which occurred on May 15, 2017 . In a hearing held after a 20-month delay, Feadle formalized its accusation […]
"The president of the Association of Journalists of Honduras (CPH), Dagoberto Rodríguez, reported this Monday that the organization is withdrawing from the protection mechanism for employees dedicated to this area due to the large number of cases of murders and assaults that go unpunished. With the recent murder of journalist Luis Almendares in Comayagua, the […]
"In an increasingly fraught climate for independent media in Nicaragua, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the writers’ association PEN International call on the country’s legislators to reject a bill under which many journalists would have to register as 'foreign agents.' With its declared aim of 'preventing crimes against state security,' the proposed 'Law regulating foreign […]