“Journalist Facundo Pastor denounced live on [Argentine TV channel] A24 that he was being threatened by a person named Juan Ignacio, while a report was being broadcast about people arrested during a protest on Wednesday [Feb. 12] against the approval of a new law. Pastor received the messages when images of alleged infiltrators at the […]
"Josué Othoniel Alejandre Gaytán, editor and founder of online news outlet NDI Noticias de Isla y la Zona Piñera Veracruzana, was found dead in his home in the town of Isla, in the state of Veracruz. His death was confirmed by the State Commission for the Care and Protection of Journalists (CEAPP for its initials […]
Six independent organizations published a letter on Wednesday opposing a bill that would amend Brazil’s Access to Information Law. The government is expected to present its proposals this year. The organizations argue the proposed changes could roll back transparency measures that have been in place since 2012. The letter is signed by Transparência Brasil, Abraji […]
"The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Nicaragua on Wednesday — for the second time — to release imprisoned journalist Catalino Leo Cárcamo, whose family has been unaware of his whereabouts or health condition since November 2024. "The court finds Mr. Cárcamo Herrera is at serious risk of suffering irreparable harm to his rights, which […]
"The Justice Ministry and Public Security has approved regulations establishing operations guidelines for the Observatory on Violence Against Journalists and Media Professionals. The information was published in the Official Gazette on Monday and is now in effect. The observatory is a permanent entity under the ministry’s National Secretariat of Justice (abbreviated in Portuguese to Senajus). […]
The U.S.-based Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) announced the expansion of its Spanish-language custom training for journalists. Although it has offered sessions, workshops and training to Spanish-speaking journalists inside and outside the U.S. since 2020, the organization will expand these offerings in 2025. Some of the workshops now available include: accessing public information, introduction to […]
“Two years after the death of environmental activist and reporter Abisaí Pérez, whose body was found in the community of San José (Tula, Hidalgo) in February 2023, there has been no significant progress in the investigation. Family members claim the case file is full of omissions by prosecutors and that ‘from the beginning, there was […]
On Friday, Feb. 7, Milton René Polanco Orellana, president of the Jutiapa Journalists Association, was reported missing. Family members said that when they went looking for him at his home in the Santa Bárbara neighborhood, they found the interior of the residence destroyed. Read full article [in Spanish]
"Journalist Clara Elvira Ospina has reported being the target of a systematic attack, directly accusing government officials of being behind the messages. In a video posted on social media, she said these officials are sent from anonymous profiles to intimidate and insult her relentlessly. In a video shared on her personal X account, the Epicentro […]
“ARTICLE 19 is expressing concern over stigmatizing and intimidating actions by Guatemalan government officials, particularly from the Public Ministry and congress as journalists Marvin Del Cid and Sonny Figueroa carried out their reporting. Recently, the digital outlet Vox Populi investigated the use of a vehicle by Congress President Nery Ramos, and the refusal of Special […]
The free speech advocacy organization Fundamedios documented more than 10 cases of journalists facing obstacles to reporting on Ecuador’s presidential election on February 9. Restrictions included being prevented from filming inside polling stations, according to their records. At least three journalists were removed from the premises and forced to delete footage. In other cases, electoral […]
“A record number of journalists were killed worldwide in 2024, figures published today by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) show. Israel is responsible for nearly 70 percent of that total. At least 124 journalists across 18 countries were killed last year, making it the deadliest year for reporters and media workers since CPJ started […]