"On Sept. 9, 2020, freelance journalist Pedro Salinas denounced that two strangers were in the surrounding area of his home in Mala, a country area 100 kilometers south of Lima, asking where his house was located and other details about his daily routine. ... Both journalists [Salinas y Paola Ugaz] wrote investigations about abuse committed […]
"In its new report, Safety of Journalists Covering Protests – Preserving Freedom of the Press During Times of Civil Unrest, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural agency (UNESCO) said that between January and June this year, journalists have been increasingly attacked, arrested and even killed. ... The report finds that during this period, global protests […]
"The outlet Notimatv out of Matagalpa denounced the morning of Sept. 15 that at least two patrols of the Orteguista Police arrived at their television station to harass them. In the images taken by the outlet's security cameras, one can see the patrols arrive and many police officers getting off and placing themselves on street […]
“The General Directorate of Revenue (DGI) seized Saturday the Nicavisión Canal 12 facilities, the outlet's vehicles and owner's house, Mariano Valle, for a tax relief of $21 million córdobas [about $607,000 USD], sources of the outlet confirmed to CONFIDENCIAL. In a statement, the owners of Channel 12 reported that the embargo was set by the […]
“A bill presented by [Brazilian] senator Fabiano Contarato (Rede-ES) proposed including an article in the Penal Code to criminalize the harassment of press professionals to impede or make more difficult their work. The bill sets a penalty of a six-month detention and a fine." Read original article (Spanish)
"After seven years, the homicide against [the journalist Edison] Molina goes unpunished. His wife has actively looked for justice, but the pain and the impotence is what best describes what she feels. However, she affirms that she has not lost hope and that, despite the uncertainty, she continues to have faith in God." Read […]
“Julio Valdivia, 44, was killed Wednesday, according to El Mundo de Córdoba, the newspaper where he worked, and local authorities. His body was found decapitated with signs of violence in the municipality of Tezonapa, in the center of Veracruz, which borders the gulf of Mexico. This is the second murder of a press person in […]
“The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) denounced the illegal detention, the physical aggressions and obstruction of journalists work that happened on Sept. 9. Unlike other protests, on Sept. 9, National Day of Human Rights, all the cases were attributed to the National Police. [...] On Wednesday Sept. 9, 2020, protesters took to the streets of […]
"Salvadoran authorities should make public any details about an alleged criminal investigation into InSight Crime journalist Héctor Silva Ávalos and stop using official social media channels to criticize and harass independent journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On September 1, Salvadoran news website La Página published an article reporting that the national Attorney General’s office had […]
“After publishing the opinion column ‘Uribe, el fascista’ (Uribe, a fascist) in SEMANA, María Jimena Duzán, the director of Semana en Vivo, stated on her Twitter account that a "smear campaign" was launched against her. 'What I said in my column is happening to me personally. A smear campaign has been launched against me on […]
"The press secretary of El Salvador (GOES) said in a release that the freedom of expression and journalistic exercise were not in danger in the country. ... According to Apes (Journalistic Association in El Salvador), 61 complains were registered as of July 31. International organizations and outlets have spoken up against Bukele's administration's treatment of […]
"In the last 25 years more than 2,300 journalists and reporters have died due to their profession. The majority have died while covering war zones like Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, but also in other countries like Mexico, China and the Philippines. In 2019 alone, 49 journalists were murdered, 389 were imprisoned and 57 were kidnapped." […]