"The independent journalist and activist Ángel Cuza Alfonso was arrested this Thursday [April 30] by agents of the Cuban State Security while he was with his young daughter at the corner of his house, according to a report shared on Facebook by activist Keilylli De La Mora Valle. [...] Cuza, a collaborator of the independent […]
"Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, UN Women, The Nerve, and partners are releasing a new report highlighting the growing and increasingly sophisticated forms of online violence faced by women in public life—particularly women journalists and media professionals. According to 'Tipping point: Online violence impacts, manifestations and redress in the AI age,' […]
"Pablo Israel Vázquez, a journalist and news editor for the Chilpancingo newspaper Vértice, was robbed at gunpoint in the state capital's main square after leaving work. This is the second violent robbery in the state in a week. Last Thursday, in the vicinity of the Atoyac River, reporter Francisco Magaña was attacked with a knife […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA), together with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Voces del Sur Network, a regional coalition of organizations dedicated to promoting and defending press freedom, freedom of expression, access to information, and the safety and protection of journalists, rejects the ruling issued against Fundamedios by the First Chamber […]
“In Ruling T-084 of 2026, Colombia's Constitutional Court concluded the Seventh Prosecutor’s Office delegated to the Supreme Court violated the rights to due process, access to justice, and access to information of Andrea Aldana, Óscar Parra, and the media outlet Rutas de Conflicto by refusing to recognize them as victims in the criminal investigation into […]
“Under the protection of Article 18 of the Criminal Procedure Code, a group of opposition figures and dissidents from the Colorado Party […] formally requested the Attorney General open a criminal investigation into the possible misuse of state funds to finance online disinformation campaigns aimed at attacking the press and political opponents, and promoting partisan […]
"Unanimously, the First Panel of the Supreme Federal Court (STF, for its initials in Portuguese) ordered the government of the State of São Paulo to pay R$ 100,000 (US $20,000) in moral damages and a lifetime pension to photographer Sérgio Silva, who lost sight in his left eye while covering a protest against public transport […]
"On International Women's Day, Medianálisis presented the 'Guide and Roadmap for Prevention, Self-Care and Action' for women journalists and social communication students in Venezuela facing workplace sexual harassment—a 54-page document offering concrete tools to identify, prevent and respond to one of the most widespread forms of violence within the practice of journalism in Venezuela. Based […]
“Journalist Carlos Humberto Cal died after being the victim of an armed attack on the route leading to San Cristóbal Verapaz, [in the Guatemalan department of] Alta Verapaz. According to preliminary information, Cal was intercepted by armed men on Sunday night [April 26]. Volunteer firefighters arrived at the scene and confirmed that the victim showed […]
"A 26-year-old man was arrested this Friday [April 24] in the Buenos Aires district of San Nicolás [in Argentina], accused of aggravated coercion for death threats against journalist Luis Ventura. According to the case file, Ventura reported that he began receiving threatening messages via WhatsApp on April 20, 2025, around 9:00 p.m. The messages, sent […]
"The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE, by its acronym in Portuguese) unanimously decided this Thursday, April 23, to open a process to investigate Google for alleged excessive use of news without authorization from journalistic outlets, with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The case originated in CADE itself, which saw the need to […]
"Martha Ramos, president of the Committee on Freedom of the Press and Information of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), presented her report on the state of press freedom in the region, warning of a sustained regression marked by an increasing authoritarian reconfiguration from those in power. The document highlights systematic violations such as prior […]