“In several parts of Havana, journalists and activists reported that State Security agents prevented them from leaving their homes on Feb. 24, the 30th anniversary of the downing of the Hermanos al Rescate planes. Journalist Camila Acosta shared on social media a photo of a man stationed near her home. 'This is the repressor on […]
"In Anzoátegui, journalist Marifel Guzmán was released [on Feb. 24]. She had been held in the cells of the Bolivarian National Police headquarters in that state since Feb. 7, 2025, according to the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish initials). [...] Guzmán was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime […]
"Several members of the Indigenous Guard surrounded and pushed journalist Carlos Ayala Orozco while he was recording a political event with his cell phone in the Plaza de Los Libertadores in Villacencio. During the scuffle, the journalist fell to the ground before other people intervened to separate them. The incident occurred during a rally organized […]
Columbia Journalism School in New York City is accepting nominations for the 2026 Maria Moors Cabot Prizes, founded in 1938 to recognize journalists and news organizations that have contributed to Inter-American understanding. The deadline is March 12, 2026. Read more information
"Haitian journalist Jocelyn Justin is going through a particularly difficult time after undergoing surgery on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Havana, Cuba. Shot more than a year earlier in Port-au-Prince, he underwent the procedure at the Cira García Central Clinic in the Cuban capital, thanks to delayed funding from the Haitian government estimated at $4,600. […]
"The violence that spread across 20 Mexican states following the killing of [alleged criminal leader] Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' also reached members of the press. According to Article 19, at least eight attacks against journalists were documented Sunday [Feb. 22] amid a wave of roadblocks and other criminal acts. In posts on […]
"Peru's Constitutional Court on Friday [Feb. 20] ordered the release of a former minister after overturning his 12-year prison sentence for being a direct co-author of the murder of a journalist in 1988, when the politician was a young army officer during the armed conflict between security forces and the Shining Path terrorist group. A […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses concern over the intervention of Gráficos Nacionales S.A. (GRANASA), publisher of the newspapers Extra and Expreso, ordered by Ecuador’s Superintendency of Companies. The organization urges authorities to act with transparency and strict adherence to due process. In a document sent on Feb. 18 to GRANASA’s chief executive officer and general manager, […]
"On Feb. 18, at the Green Library of Florida International University, members of the Voces del Sur network presented data and analysis demonstrating the increase in violations against press freedom, freedom of expression and access to information in Latin America. In the first part, representatives from organizations in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and El Salvador showed […]
"The Capital District branch of the National College of Journalists of Venezuela (CNP, for its Spanish acronym) reported on its official X account that a court hearing for journalist Ramón Centeno concluded on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, without a final decision being issued in his case. The professional organization described the process as cruel and […]
"The Cuban regime prevented independent journalist Boris González Arenas from leaving the country this Wednesday [Feb. 18], as he had planned to travel to the United States to participate in the Edward R. Murrow project for journalists, focused on 'AI and technology in journalism,' as part of the IVLP 2026 (International Visitor Leadership Program). According to Boris […]
“After two years and nine months of legal proceedings, justice is finally being served for journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez Hernández. The judge presiding over the case issued a guilty verdict against Jesús N. and Francisco N., accused of aggravated intentional homicide, said the victim’s daughter, Diana Luisa Ramírez, indicating that the motive for the crime […]