“On March 4, the Third Chamber of the Court of Appeals annulled all actions taken since October 2024 by Judge Erick García, who had granted house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora in his second criminal case. According to the court’s ruling, all proceedings by Judge García since October 17, 2024, are void, citing ‘procedural […]
"The growing number of Bolivian journalists seeking asylum in the United States is a troubling sign of the country’s press freedom crisis, said María José Salazar, a lawmaker from the opposition party Comunidad Ciudadana. "Legal experts and immigration specialists have documented an alarming trend: journalists, particularly from Santa Cruz, are leaving Bolivia due to political […]
“The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its initials in Spanish) denounced this Tuesday, March 4, the arrest of news journalist Román Camacho. The information was released on the social network X. 'Journalist Román Camacho was arrested on March 4. As of noon this Tuesday he was transferred to a headquarters of the Cicpc […]
“Journalist Patricio Aguilar, director of the newspaper ‘El Libertador’ in Esmeraldas, was shot dead this Tuesday, March 4, as reported by Fundamedios (Andean Foundation for Media Observation and Study). The crime occurred around 5:00 p.m. inside a home, after a man contacted him under the pretext of carrying out journalistic coverage. […] The communicator was […]
"Doing live coverage is always a bit of surprise for any reporter. During Carnival, however, the task is even more arduous amid the agitated moods of revelers. At Carnival 2025, Globo reporters experienced tense situations including aggression, harassment and even marriage proposals. Josué Amador, a reporter for Inter TV RJ, a Globo affiliate in Rio […]
"Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Monday that the attorney general's office and the 'evil press' seek to destabilize her government after a raid on the home of the Interior Minister, who is under investigation for alleged abuse of authority and criticized by sectors that consider him inefficient in the fight against extortion. A local journalists' […]
“Representatives of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) will visit Peru next week to investigate and document constant and severe threats to freedom of expression and press freedom by the government. The IAPA decided to send officials following an invitation from the Peruvian Press Council. According to the organization's biannual reports, freedom of expression and […]
“Argentina's president, Javier Milei, rejoiced on Saturday [March 1] for having withdrawn state advertising from the country's media, and said that they do not need ‘liar journalists paid with public funds.’ 'We completely eliminated official advertising, which was used by the [political elite] to promote themselves in the media. We don't need to bribe the […]
“'We are going to cut your head off.' That has been the strongest of the threats that Yuliana Sanchez receives at least twice a month. In October 2024 for the first time she received a call that destroyed her peace of mind: she was told that she had three days to leave San Vicente del […]
“Kristian Uriel Zavala, reporter and director of digital media outlet Silaoense Mx, was murdered early Sunday morning [March 2] after gunmen aboard a motorcycle shot at the car in which he was traveling accompanied by another young man identified as Axel. According to initial reports, the vehicle Sentra model 2024 in which the two young […]
"The Brazilian Press Association (ABI for its initials in Portuguese) filed a petition with the Federal Supreme Court on Wednesday, Feb. 26, signed by 29 journalist and civil society organizations, along with 550 journalists, legal experts, politicians, and public figures. The petition, addressed to Chief Justice Luís Roberto Barroso, calls for the suspension of charges […]
"Cheryl Ann Branker, the mother of Venezuelan journalist Rory Branker, said she has been unable to contact her son for a week and still does not know his whereabouts. Branker works for the digital news outlet LaPatilla.com. […] Meanwhile, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello addressed the case on Wednesday during his TV program on state media, […]