"A score of Guatemalan journalists spoke out this Tuesday in front of the public prosecutor's office against the criminalization and censorship of their profession, such as the criminal prosecution of their Indigenous K'iche' colleague Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz. [...] Last Wednesday, a Guatemalan judge in the north of the country processed Indigenous journalist Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz […]
"The IFEX-ALC network condemns the arbitrary detention of journalists Miriam Grizel and Cesario Padilla, members of the team at the Committee for Freedom of Expression (C-Libre) that occurred on Nov. 2 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and calls on national authorities to respect and guarantee the right to freedom of expression and the work of journalists and […]
"On October 27, police officers in the southern Peruvian city of Ica raided the Cadena Sur TV station as well as Radio Sistema and Radio La Mega, all three of which are privately owned, following a complaint by Mónica Guillén, the wife of Ica state governor Javier Gallegos, according to a statement by the Lima-based Institute for Press and Society (IPYS)." […]
Journalistic projects from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are among the finalists for the Fetisov Journalism Awards. The prizes, which were given for the first time in 2019, have the mission of promoting "universal human values such as honesty, justice, courage and nobility through the example of outstanding journalists from all over the world as […]
“Two NSC TV professionals were attacked this Monday morning (Nov. 2) at a Campeche beach, in Florianópolis, while doing a report. The team recorded displays of disrespect for the state decree that stipulates rules against the coronavirus pandemic. On the scene were reporter Bárbara Barbosa and cameraman Renato Soder. The idea was to present the […]
“In December elDiarioAR will be born, a new media outlet based in Buenos Aires, which will provide elDiario.es with first-hand information on Argentina and Latin America. […] The entire staff of elDiarioAR is Argentine. The project is promoted, formed and led by Argentine journalists, who share our principles and a way of understanding the profession. […]
"Journalist for La Estrella de Panama, Juan Alberto Cajar, was detained by units of the National Police this Thursday while covering a protest called by civil society groups on the grounds of the National Assembly. He was transferred to the Casa de Justicia Comunitaria de Paz of the Calidonia district for covering the peaceful demonstration […]
"The team was in the emergency department of the municipality of Prata when a man, who identified himself as a doctor, advanced on reporter Arcênio Corrêa. The cameraman Stanley Mathias tried to separate the two and was also attacked." Read original article (in Portuguese)
"This Thursday night a journalist was shot to death. It is the fifth so far this year in Mexico. Arturo Alba, host of the nightly newscast for Canal 6 de Multimedios in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, was riddled with shots —at least eleven— while driving his car in that city." Read original article (in Spanish)
"A equipe estava no pronto atendimento de saúde do município de Prata quando um homem, que se identificou como médico, avançou sobre o repórter Arcênio Corrêa. O repórter cinematográfico Stanley Mathias tentou separar os dois e também foi agredido." Veja o vídeo