“Nicaraguan journalism lives between statelessness, self-censorship and imprisonment under the government led by husband and wife and co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, warned this Monday [Sept. 8] the NGO Human Rights Collective for the Historical Memory of Nicaragua. In a statement marking International Journalists' Day, the Collective denounced before the international community the situation […]
“It was around 1:30 p.m. on September 6, 2022, when Humberto Coronel, 33, was preparing to get in his car parked a few meters from the main gate of Radio Amambay AM, on 14 de Mayo and Cerro León streets, in Pedro Juan Caballero, capital of the Department of Amambay. A lone occupant of a […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today strongly condemned threats against the personal safety of Haitian journalist and press freedom advocate Joseph Guyler C. Delva, who was forced to suspend his professional activities amid escalating intimidation. Delva, secretary general of SOS Journalistes Haiti and IAPA vice chair of the Committee on Freedom of the Press […]
"The Armed Forces [in Honduras] are once again attacking EL HERALDO after it disclosed, through confidential sources, many of the internal movements within that institution. Following revelations by EL HERALDO Plus' Investigative Team about the departure of Brigadier General Ramiro Muñoz and how the high command is arranging things so that the institution follows the […]
"Venezuelan journalist and activist Melanio Escobar claimed that he has received new threats against his family from Chavista militants, whom he accused of being members of the Cartel de los Soles and the Tren de Aragua. 'The Chavistas who are members of the Cartel de los Soles and the Tren de Aragua threaten me daily […]
"Independent journalist Camila Acosta reported this Sunday [Sept. 7] that two State Security agents are constantly monitoring her home in Havana [Cuba]. In a post on her Facebook profile, she shared photos of the alleged repressors and explained that ‘the police car (there is at least one), according to friends and neighbors, is nearby, waiting […]
"Costa Rican journalist Adrián Quirós Araya was detained by Nicaraguan authorities on Friday, Sept. 5. He was on his way to cover the soccer match between the national teams of Costa Rican and Nicaragua, which ended in a 1-1 draw. According to a report by Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa, [Quirós Araya] was going through formalities […]
"Colombia's National Police captured Manuel Cantuni Arias, alias 'Cartulina' in [the municipality of] San José del Guaviare. He is accused of coordinating the hit against journalist Gustavo Chicangana and his wife, Ana Milena Torres, on July 5. The detainee, who allegedly acted as the criminal coordinator of the ‘Jorge Suárez Briceño’ bloc of the FARC […]
"Mayor Roberto Contreras of San Pedro Sula, [Honduras,] publicly apologized to journalist Lisseth García of Diario La Prensa after one of the municipal employees engaged in an act considered questionable and contrary to press freedom. The Municipality clarified in a statement that the employee's actions do not reflect the actions or beliefs of the San […]
"[Reporters Without Borders, RSF] found that the challenges facing journalists in the Amazon can be grouped into three categories: direct violence against journalists — in the form of threats, assaults and prosecution; structural precariousness and the lack of resources affecting community radio stations, local newspapers, and Indigenous media networks, which creates inequalities in news coverage […]
"On Aug. 27, 2025, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued Resolution 62/2025 granting protective measures for journalist Rory Daniel Branker, after determining he faces a situation of “gravity and urgency,” with his rights to life and personal integrity at risk of irreparable harm in Venezuela. According to the petition, Branker, editor of the […]
"Journalist Cristian Mercatante was seriously injured during the closing campaign rally of the La Libertad Avanza political party, an incident that has raised concerns about press safety at political events. The rally took place outside the Club Atlético Villa Ángela, just days ahead of legislative elections in Buenos Aires province. Clashes broke out among demonstrators […]