"On the night of Nov. 5, 2025, approximately eight people positioned themselves with a megaphone and a sign outside the Centro Cultural España in Mexico City, the venue for the 14th Festival Latam organized by Distintas Latitudes, an event that brings together prominent media outlets and journalists from the region. In the middle of the […]
"The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, for its acronym in Spanish) expressed its rejection and concern regarding the decision by the Tucumán court to impose a gag order on Gustavo Olarte, director of the Closed Circuit Television Company (CCC), as well as on the company's producers, journalists and presenters. The court order prohibits them from disseminating […]
"Journalist Adela Navarro, co-director of Semanario Zeta, filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office of the State of Baja California (FGE) in Mexico for acts of intimidation that occurred at her offices. The complaint arose after businessman Manuel Cisneros Romero, accompanied by his lawyer and armed bodyguards, visited the media outlet's offices on Friday, […]
"Venezuelan journalist Joan Camargo was released on Tuesday [Nov. 4], after being forcibly disappeared for more than 100 hours. It remains unclear who was responsible for his abduction, and details surrounding his release have not yet been disclosed. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its Spanish acronym) was the first organization to report […]
“The human rights organization Surgentes reported that two art students and two producers in Venezuela were arbitrarily detained by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin). The detainees are Noel Cisneros and Katiuska Castillo, students at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), and producers Ingrid Briceño Venegas and Marcela Hernández Guerra. According to reports, the group […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) included Latin American figures in its 2025 edition of Press Freedom Predators who, according to its criteria, represent persistent threats to journalism. Among them are three presidents: Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, accused of imprisoning and expelling journalists, closing media outlets, and eliminating all independent press; Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, whose regime […]
"The Supreme Court's Criminal Cassation Chamber upheld the convictions of Emiro Rojas Granados, former deputy director of the now-defunct Administrative Department of Security, and Néstor Pachón Bermúdez, a former intelligence agent, for their role in the prolonged psychological torture of journalist Claudia Julieta Duque. Duque was the target of a state persecution machine because of […]
“After authorities in Bogotá announced restrictions for motorcycles over the weekend, a group of riders gathered to protest. While covering the demonstrations, journalist Edward Porras from Noticias Caracol and his team were attacked by a group of motorcyclists. According to Porras, the riders initially approached to express their opposition to the restrictions. However, some reacted […]
“By 8 a.m. Friday, 24 hours had passed without news of the whereabouts of young journalist Joan Camargo, who was intercepted by hooded men as he left his home in the Cotiza section of Caracas. According to the National Union of Press Workers, Camargo was leaving on his motorcycle when he was ambushed and taken […]
"In a context of increasing harassment of the independent press, five investigative media outlets —Salud con lupa, IDL-Reporteros, Epicentro TV, Ojo Público, and Convoca— along with the National Association of Journalists (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish), have filed protective actions (acciones de amparo) with the constitutional courts of Lima to halt the application of Law No. […]
"Journalist Fernando Álvarez, founder and administrator of the digital media outlet FernandoTV, was murdered on the night of Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in the Salitre coliseum, Guayas province, while participating in a soccer game with friends. According to preliminary information from the National Police and the organization Fundamedios, several armed individuals entered the sports complex […]
"From the start of Ecuador’s 2025 national strike on Sept. 22 until Oct. 22, when the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) announced the end of the protest, Fundamedios — an organization that monitors and defends freedom of expression — reported 46 attacks on the press during the demonstrations. Among the cases were physical […]