"Independent journalist Camila Acosta was detained Sunday [April 21] in [the Cuban municipality of] Cárdenas, [Matanzas province], on orders from State Security when she was on her way to visit relatives of political prisoners, according to CubaNet, the media outlet where the she works. Acosta was held at a police station in Cárdenas for an […]
"On April 8, the president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, publicly presented a draft Law on Freedom of Expression, Audiovisual Media and Digital Platforms. This initiative aims to update the anachronistic regulatory framework on freedom of expression that dates back to 1962 – Law No. 6132 on Expression and Dissemination of Thought –, seeking […]
"The journalistic environment of Santa Cruz, [Argentina], especially its capital Río Gallegos, felt a strong shock today [April 17] after it was reported that journalist Huyo Moyano, recognized for the Contracara program of the station Radio News, received an envelope with two bullets inside as a death threat. The incident was recorded by a security […]
"Among the almost 6,000 ongoing cases in Brazil that deal with freedom of expression, there are 654 actions against journalists that can be characterized as judicial harassment. The information is part of a survey carried out on Brazilian courts by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, for its acronym in Portuguese), obtained exclusively by […]
"We invite Latin American media to participate in the design of a Framework Protocol on Gender Violence, the date will be between the end of May and the beginning of June 2024 and it will take place virtually. The meeting is part of the Project 'Gender Violence Protocols against Women Journalists in Latin America - […]
"On Monday night [April 15], journalist and political leader Carlos Julio Rojas was detained by individuals who forcibly put him in a vehicle without license plates. Several human rights defenders denounced the situation and his disappearance since no detention center confirmed that he was in custody. Hours later the regime's attorney general, Tarek William Saab, […]
“Given the deep democratic closure that prevails in El Salvador, the digital environment has become an indispensable channel to exercise freedom of expression, freedom of the press and the defense of human rights. From Derechos Digitales we have documented on several occasions the situations of censorship, violations of the right of access to information, and […]
“Nine years after the murder of journalist Moisés Sánchez in Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz, the short film ‘El Último Viaje’ (The final trip) and a special printed edition of Diario La Unión were presented. The shocking almost four-minute short film, made by Grey México and Oriental Films, recounts the last days of Moisés Sánchez's life […]
"Each day, Makenson Rémy wakes in the hush of the night to tell the story of his shattered home town, Port-au-Prince. Each day, he fears he might die. 'I am very worried for the city. I am worried for my family. I am worried for myself too, because at any moment I could go out […]
“Nicaraguan journalists are gradually abandoning the profession due to the 'repression' carried out by the government led by Daniel Ortega and due to financial problems, the Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED, for its acronym in Spanish), based in in Costa Rica, warned this Wednesday [April 10]. In a quarterly report titled 'Repression […]
"The Jorge Duprat Figueiredo Foundation for Occupational Safety and Medicine (Fundacentro, for its acronym in Portuguese) and the National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj) launched this Tuesday (April 9) the national survey on the mental health of journalists. The project has support from the Public Ministry of Labor (MPT). The objective is to identify the impacts […]
“Libertarian influencer Manuel Jorge Gorostiaga, publicly known as Emmanuel Danann, was convicted [by Argentine courts] for systematically harassing journalist Marina Abiuso on social networks. He must carry out 40 hours of community service and participate in a training workshop against gender violence. This is his second conviction: last month he received another for discrimination. It […]