"A Mexican judge sentenced two drug trafficking hitmen who attempted to assassinate renowned journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva in December 2022 to eleven years in prison, the Attorney General's Office reported Monday [Aug. 18]. To date, eleven people have been sentenced to various prison terms for this attack, which—according to one of the defendants—was ordered by […]
"The Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice set a key precedent in the investigation and prosecution of crimes against journalists in Colombia, upholding the 58-year prison sentence against Yean Arlex Buenaventura Barreto, identified as a co-author in the murders of journalist Luis Antonio Peralta Cuéllar and his wife, Sofía Quintero, which occurred […]
"Geovanna Edith Ramírez Morales, a radio and television host, was murdered in the municipality of Silao, Guanajuato, the State Attorney General's Office reported. Last Sunday, Aug. 10, the Silao Public Security Secretariat received a report about the discovery of a body in the La Estrella neighborhood. It was later confirmed that it was the radio […]
"In a ruling that could set a precedent for freedom of expression and the right to information, administrative litigation judge Adriana Tettamanti ordered attorney Alday to pay $4 million to journalist Sebastián Saharrea for libel. [...] The judge emphasized that the case 'is closely linked to freedom of expression and the right to information,' but […]
"On Thursday [Aug. 15], the federal prosecutor for San Isidro, Fernando Domínguez, charged President Javier Milei; Lilia Lemoine, a national representative for La Libertad Avanza (LLA); and other pro-government figures—from officials to Twitter users—in the case pitting journalist Julia Mengolini against the head of state. The case file—titled 'Milei, Javier, and others regarding threats, public […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned and expressed concern over today’s ruling against the newspaper Vanguardia of Saltillo. The organization warned that the decision sets a regressive legal precedent for press freedom in Mexico. The Eighth Circuit Collegiate Civil Court of Coahuila rejected the injunction (amparo) filed by Grupo Vanguardia against the December 9, 2024 ruling […]
"On Tuesday, Aug. 12, the area surrounding the Constitutional Court in Quito was filled with protesters and public officials carrying signs exposing the Court's judges and blaming them for the country's insecurity. The march was organized at the request of President Daniel Noboa. During the day, at least four journalists were physically attacked, some of […]
"The Michoacán State Attorney General's Office announced the arrest of the alleged murderer of journalist Armando Linares López, who was killed in March 2022. The suspect, identified as Magdiel 'N,' was apprehended as a result of an operational action in the municipality of Zitácuaro, where the journalist was killed. The prosecutor indicated that the alleged […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over a recent order issued by Paraguayan authorities mandating the temporary closure of the 263 stores of the Biggie Express chain, owned by Grupo ABC, which also owns the newspaper ABC Color. The newspaper, in an editorial, denounced the measure as a 'ferocious squeeze to silence' the media […]
"The governor of Mato Grosso, Mauro Mendes, of União Brasil, and his son, businessman Luís Antônio Mendes, were defeated in the state court in an attempt to censor reports that revealed, in July 2023, that Luís Antônio was being investigated in a Federal Police operation against the illegal purchase of mercury for mining. [...] Judge […]
"Organizations defending the press and freedom of expression have expressed concern about the detention of independent Cuban journalist Orlidia Barceló Pérez, who is at risk of being deported from Bolivia. They are calling for asylum for the reporter because she has been threatened by Cuban authorities. According to Red Voces del Sur this Tuesday [Aug. […]
“For over two decades, Bolivian journalists have endured intimidation, legal harassment, and violence from political actors intent on silencing dissent. Now, journalists fear those attacks may intensify as the country races toward a hotly contested presidential election, in which no clear frontrunner has emerged. ‘We’re not choosing between democracy and authoritarianism,’ said reporter Rodrigo Fernández from Radio Erbol, one of […]