"The organization Article 19 condemned the fact that independent journalist Frida Guerrera has received death threats on her personal Facebook account, starting on Jan. 14, 2026. According to the NGO and as reported by the journalist herself, an unknown individual threatened to harm her, and after she published about it on her own social media, […]
"The Legislative Assembly approved, with 43 votes in favor in the second and final debate, the bill to eliminate prison sentences against journalists, in order to guarantee the free exercise of the profession, by repealing two articles of the Press Law, when the complainants argue crimes against honor such as insults or slander (injurias or […]
"[Sheila] Arias, based in the coastal resort city of Mazatlán, told [the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ] that she had received threats in connection with a Jan. 26 post on her Facebook page about a real estate project in the area currently requesting a permit from the Mexican federal government. Arias reported that she received […]
"Journalist Rory Branker, editor of the digital news outlet La Patilla, was released from prison this Wednesday [Feb. 4] after 11 months and 15 days of arbitrary detention. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its acronym in Spanish) confirmed the news: family members received an official call notifying them of his release in […]
Journalist Álvaro Algarra, a correspondent in Caracas for the German television network DW Spanish, was taken from his home on Wednesday, Feb. 4, by officials dressed in blue. By midday, his family did not know his whereabouts. It was later reported that he had returned home. Read the full article in Spanish.
“From January 2016 to December 2025, at least 89 journalists, eight media workers and 181 human rights defenders were killed in Mexico in possible connection with their work. In addition, the U.N. Human Rights Office documented that 14 journalists and media workers, along with 13 human rights defenders, survived attempted killings. It also recorded that […]
“One month after Jan. 3, Venezuela’s information space shows no signs of recovery. What has unfolded since then is a sequence of events that confirms the persistence of an environment hostile to the practice of journalism, marked by direct controls, administrative sanctions, public warnings and the repeated use of state force as a mechanism to […]
Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, who has spent more than 1,280 days in pretrial detention in a case riddled with irregularities, demanded his release on Tuesday during a hearing, denouncing himself as a victim of the 'perfect labyrinth' of Guatemala's justice system. 'I've already paid my debt to society. I'm innocent, but I've already […]
"The Maldonado Departmental Prosecutor's Office, 5th Division, dismissed the defamation complaint against El País newspaper journalist Sebastián Cabrera. The complaint had been filed by Richard Tesore, head of a civil society organization dedicated to marine wildlife conservation, according to the Prosecutor's Office. The dismissal was based on the lack of evidence indicating that the crime […]
"The National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, for its Portuguese acronym) launched a survey this Monday (Feb. 2) to map the profile and working conditions of journalists who work in trade unions throughout the country. The survey, prepared by the Executive Board in conjunction with the Secretariat for the Mobilization of Journalists in Communication Advisory Roles, […]
"Laura Fernández, the candidate of the ruling Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) for the presidency of Costa Rica, declared the inauguration of the 'Third Republic' this Sunday [Feb. 1] after winning the elections with 48.51% of the vote. She promised 'changes' regarding 'the way the opposition acts toward the government and the political parties,' also framing […]
"The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its acronym in Spanish) denounced on Friday, Jan. 30, a new case of a detained journalist, which had not been previously reported. The journalist in question is Pedro Urribarri, a graduate of Santa María University. In its statement, the SNTP detailed that Urribarri was arrested on May […]