"It was an unprecedented event: at 8:00 a.m. today, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, was on the main set of NotiCentro Al Amanecer alongside Jorge Gelpí Pagán to host the final two hours of the show. "He wasn’t just another guest. He prepared himself to sit in the studio where so […]
"Witnesses said that about five alleged hooded officers, without identification, forced Carlos [Correa] to get into a brown van, without license plates, on Bolívar Avenue, near the Palace of Justice [, on Jan. 8, 2025]. The legal team of [freedom of expression organization Espacio Público] went to the headquarters of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service in […]
“Members of the journalist collective NiUnoMás in Michoacán, Mexico, demanded authorities hand over to the family of journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís all the information available on his murder. Given the lack of information from the State Attorney General's Office, the collective said in a statement that, two months since the murder of Cruz Solis in […]
"Hundreds of X and Instagram users in Venezuela are reporting problems accessing their accounts on TikTok since Monday night [January 6]. According to the reports, the failure occurred on various Internet providers, and it's only possible to access with the use of VPN. Although no official statement has been made, the alleged blocking of the […]
“Cuban independent journalist Henry Constantín Ferreiro was released on Thursday [Dec. 26], in Havana, sources close to the journalist confirmed to Martí Noticias. 'At approximately 11:30 a.m. this morning he contacted the press and gave us the excellent news that he was already on his way to the house where he is staying and that […]
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) and UNESCO are leading the action “Safeguarding Women's Voices: Enhancing Gender-Sensitive Security Strategies”, with the objective of supporting media outlets in different regions, with a special focus on the Global South, to strengthen security policies and address gender-based threats. Media participating in the initiative will benefit from one-on-one consultations […]
"The SSP-SP (São Paulo Public Security Secretariat) reported this Thursday (Jan 2, 2025) that civil police officer Arcenio Scribone Junior, who spoke of 'annihilating' GloboNews journalist Natuza Nery, was removed from operational activities. The case, investigated by the Internal Affairs Division of the Civil Police of São Paulo, took place in a supermarket in the […]
"Cameraman Paúl León, who was arrested during his coverage of the post-election protests in Venezuela, was released from prison, the National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP, for its initials in Spanish) and VPITV, the media outlet where he works, reported this Tuesday [Dec. 24, 2024]. León's case was reported after the Attorney General […]
"The National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP, for its initials in Spanish) reported this Saturday [Dec. 21, 2024] the release of journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, detained on Aug. 2 in the midst of the post-election crisis after the proclaimed victory of Nicolás Maduro in the presidential elections. Through X, the SNTP recalled that […]
"Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday [Dec. 24, 2024] in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital, the country's online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack. Street gangs forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year and authorities […]
"Independent journalist José Luis Tan Estrada recently left Cuba after facing years of harassment, surveillance and threats by the island's authorities. 'I left under extreme conditions. State Security forced me to leave Cuba,' the reporter told Martí Noticias." Read original article (in Spanish)
"The charismatic Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata died this Monday [Dec. 30, 2024] in Buenos Aires at the age of 64. Considered one of the most provocative and creative journalists in the recent history of Argentina, Lanata was the founder of five magazines and two newspapers, wrote fiction and history books, made films and documentaries, and […]