"Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces, a CubaNet journalist and former political prisoner, denounced that the island's regime blocked him from the Internet, preventing him from accessing personal work media such as email and the Nauta Hogar service. Quiñones explained that the difficulties in connecting to the network of networks began in mid-September, a few days […]
"Some recent convictions in the cases of journalists murdered in Mexico may give the impression that the state is making significant progress in the fight against impunity. While CPJ has welcomed the convictions as an important step, the outlook for breaking the cycle of impunity and violence in Mexico has grown more dim under President […]
"This Tuesday, the Nicaraguan National Assembly approved the controversial Special Law on Cybercrimes, which intends to investigate and punish 'crimes committed by information and communication technology media,' something that the country's opposition and civil society organizations have described as an attempt to restrict the freedom of expression of the press and to silence sectors critical […]
"The Secretariat of the Civil Service, Irma Eréndira Sandoval, reported that there is an ongoing investigation against the director of the Mexican State News Agency (Notimex), Sanjuana Martínez, for alleged attacks or cyberbullying in social networks against Notimex journalists and workers. During her appearance in the Senate of the Republic, the head of the SFP […]
"Several journalists denounced yesterday that the 'hate lists' that circulate on social networks and in which the names of journalists, authorities and analysts can be found are part of 'a strategy' to instill 'fear,' for which they demanded guarantees from the new government of Luis Arce for the work of the press. 'This is a […]
"The Government of Venezuela confirmed this Tuesday (10.27.2020) that journalist Roland Carreño - of whom there had been no news for 24 hours and who acts as coordinator of Voluntad Popular (VP), the party of opposition leader Leopoldo López - was arrested. The Minister of Communications, Freddy Ñáñez, explained on his Twitter account that 'he […]
"Judge Rómulo Chira Cabezas denied the request of the defense representing journalist Paola Ugaz, who requested that the chamber, considering the relevance of the judicial case, authorize two representatives from the Center for Human Rights of the American Bar Association (ABA) to participate as observers in the Oct. 27 hearing... The hearing, which is taking […]
“In response to the wave of criticism the Attorney General's Office received, including a letter from dozens of social communication professors, which denounced alleged persecution from the entity against journalism, the investigating body released details of the meeting that Francisco Barbosa [Colombia's Attorney General] held with Jhonatan Bock, executive director of FLIP [Press Freedom Foundation], […]
UPDATE: Brazilian journalist Romano dos Anjos was found alive after being abducted from his home. Read original article (in Portuguese) ORIGINAL: "The 40-year-old journalist Romano dos Anjos was kidnapped on Monday night (Oct. 26), from the Aeroporto district, in the North of Boa Vista. According to the Military Police, he was at home, having dinner […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern about bills and decrees issued under the argument of sanctioning the dissemination of fake news in countries such as Chile, Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Argentina, which cut off freedom of speech and the press. During its 76th General Assembly, held virtually from October 21 to […]