The Serrapilheira Institute of Brazil, in partnership with the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP), is accepting applications until Nov. 12 from Latin American journalists who want to conduct data-based investigations on biodiversity. Selected individuals will receive a monthly grant of $600 for three months. They will also participate in in-person training in Rio […]
On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, UNESCO calls on all states to fulfill their commitments and put an end to impunity for the murders of journalists. A new UNESCO report highlights the continued high rate of impunity in journalist murders: 85% of all murders recorded by the […]
“The Association of Journalists of Guatemala (APG, for its Spanish acronym) issued a statement in which it demands 'that the intimidations by the Specialized Division of Criminal Investigation (Deic) against journalist Diego España cease, since two agents of this police agency arrived at the newsroom of the newspaper La Hora to request sensitive information from […]
"Brazilian Federal Police concluded that the murder of Indigenous affairs activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips, which occurred on June 5, 2022 in the Javari Valley, northern Amazonas, was due to surveillance activities [encouraged by Pereira] in the Amazon. The police also accused Rubén Dario da Silva Villar, known as 'Colombia,' as the […]
Salvadoran magazine GatoEncerrado reported in a statement posted to the social network X that police officers went to the home of the mother of one of its editors after the publication of an article alleging the existence of a group of hitmen inside the National Civil Police. According to the magazine, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, […]
“Journalists and police officers who had been held [on Tuesday, Oct. 29] by people blocking a highway in Mairana [Bolivia] were released after hours of tension. Among the journalists were Rómer Castedo and his cameraman Ricardo Pedraza, from Red Uno, who, along with another journalist, were attacked while covering the police's attempts to clear the […]
“After journalist Jorge Posadas, correspondent for the UneTV network, denounced death threats via WhatsApp, today [Nov. 2] the Association for Democracy and Human Rights (Asopodehu, by its Spanish acronym) called for protection for the journalist. The executive director of Asopodehu, Dina Meza, made an urgent call for help to [Honduran] President Xiomara Castro, to protect […]
“Colombian journalists face recurring threats from paramilitary groups and criminal gangs. In the last two months, journalists from at least five different media outlets across the country have received a series of threats –including death threats–, leading some journalists to self-censor. President Gustavo Petro has received the most urgent cases directly and has publicly requested […]
The entertainment journalist Patricia Ramírez González, known as Patricia Bunbury, was murdered on Wednesday afternoon in the capital of the state of Colima. Preliminary investigations indicate Ramírez González was in the restaurant she owned when the assailant entered, fired several shots at her, and fled, the newspaper El Universal reported. González is the second journalist […]
"What is the role of news media in the struggle against feminicide? Media coverage of feminicide is essential to make gender-based violence visible and challenge it. Based on the prior research and community building of Data Against Feminicide, we know that a large number of activists produce data from press monitoring. But beyond data, the […]
"Mauricio Cruz Solís, a journalist for the digital outlet Minuto x Minuto, was killed on Tuesday night in downtown Uruapan, Michoacán. Just moments before the shooting, the reporter had interviewed Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, the municipal president of Uruapan, as well as vendors at the Tariácuri market. Mauricio Cruz is reportedly the first journalist killed during […]
Haiti tops the 2024 Global Impunity Index, published annually by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The index measures unsolved journalist murders relative to a country’s population. In addition to Haiti, which appears on the index for the second time, Mexico and Brazil are also on the 2024 list, respectively ranking eighth and eleventh. According […]