“Independent journalist Henry Constantin Ferreiro, head of the online news outlet La Hora de Cuba, posted a message on Facebook after his release on Monday [Jan. 26], following his arrest for the third time in January 2026, along with fellow journalist Alejandra García. Both were detained by State Security and released hours later. “ ‘My […]
When Camila León, an assembly member from the National Democratic Action (ADN for its initials in Spanish), introduced a bill to reform Article 396 of the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP), she said: “Without a free press, there is no democracy.” Article 396 states that anyone who uses violent, aggressive or hostile expressions on social […]
"The struggle to maintain independent reporting now falls largely on those outside the island. Through conversations with four exiled journalists, a picture emerges of a movement that is physically displaced but editorially undeterred. It is worth noting that there are still journalists in Cuba doing independent journalism despite their government’s repression. [...] There has been […]
"A specialized criminal court judge sentenced members of the self-proclaimed Central Command (Coce, for its Spanish acronym) of the ELN (National Liberation Army) and two other leaders of that guerrilla group for the abductions of seven journalists and two media workers that occurred in the Catatumbo region, in Norte de Santander, between 2016 and 2017. […]
"Journalist Ernesto Martínez was attacked and threatened by agents of the Sinaloa State Public Security Secretariat [Mexico] while attempting to cover a story […] on Jan. 19. According to the organization Article 19 […], Martínez arrived at the Culiacán–Mazatlán highway to report on a confrontation between officers and civilians in which one person died. When […]
"Venezuela’s National Union of Press Workers (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) confirmed on Sunday, Jan. 25, the release of journalism student Juan Francisco Alvarado, who had been detained for more than 10 months after being accused of the crime of inciting hatred. […] Alvarado was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 22, to 15 years in […]
"The Venezuelan judicial system issued a sentence on Nov. 11, 2025, against Juan Francisco Alvarado, a 31-year-old social communication student. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish acronym) denounced the case, stating that the process lacked evidence and due process guarantees and that the case became an example of the criminalization of […]
"A Transitional Presidential Council (CPT, for its French acronym) decree establishing jail time and fines for Haitian journalists and digital media distributors has set off alarm bells across the country and abroad. Advocates for an open press and freedom of expression warn the directive opens the door to expanded state control over speech — all […]
"Instagram and TikTok have become the main gateway to information for young Latin Americans, who now get their news in a fragmented way through memes, short videos, and content defined by algorithms, according to a study published in Bogotá this Wednesday [Jan. 21]. [...] The study reveals an accelerated transformation in young people's news consumption […]
"Journalist Rafael León Segovia, a police beat reporter in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, regained his freedom on Thursday [Jan. 22] after being under house arrest due to his indictment for the crimes of obstruction of justice and crimes against public security institutions. In an interview with local media, León Segovia said that he had obtained a federal […]
"Lawyer Zully Ortiz was arrested this morning [Jan. 21] during a raid on her home, carried out by a team of prosecutors and police officers who subsequently raided her law office, both located in Asunción. The lawyer, who is being prosecuted in the case known as the 'promissory note mafia,' is suspected of instigating the […]
"The Gabo Foundation is opening the call for entries for the fourteenth Gabo Award, the prize that recognizes the best of journalism in Ibero-America. Since its inception, this award has highlighted works that combine rigor, innovation and ethical commitment, and that contribute to a better-informed and more participatory citizenry. [...] The 2026 Gabo Award seeks […]