“Venezuelan news outlet El Pitazo said Monday that its website has been offline since Nov. 21 for reasons that remain unknown. In a statement, the outlet said the company that hosts its site — Contabo — reported all its information stored on the server had been deleted and that it did not know how it […]
"Brazil first became the testing ground for the Latin American far right’s new digital machinery, a strategy powerful enough to help elevate Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency in 2019. It later boosted figures like Argentina’s Javier Milei and Chile’s Johannes Kaiser, and is now seeking a foothold in Mexico, still without a clear leader. The […]
"Community journalist Max Emiliano Negrete González, who documents the lives and struggles of Indigenous communities in southern Mexico City, reported receiving death threats through Instagram. One anonymous account sent him a message saying he had 'eight days to live.' He said the threats may be tied to his reporting on land and territorial defense issues […]
"Statements made by Army reserve colonel Márcio Saldanha Walker during an event at the Public Security Secretariat (SSP, for its Portuguese acronym) of Alagoas [in Brazil] on Friday [Nov. 14] provoked repudiation from class entities and the Government of Alagoas itself. During the course promoted by the SSP (Public Security Secretariat), the speaker stated that […]
"The Goiás Court [in Brazil] sentenced councilman José Eduardo Alves da Silva for his involvement in the murder of radio broadcaster Jefferson Pureza, 39, which occurred on Jan. 17, 2018, in Edealina [...] The decision was handed down after a trial by jury, which analyzed charges of aggravated murder and corruption of minors – since […]
"The Judiciary rejected the application of the statute of limitations for crimes against humanity, as requested by Daniel Urresti's legal defense, and upheld his 12-year prison sentence for the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos. [...] The prosecutor opposed the defense's request for the former minister to apply Law 31207 regarding the statute of limitations for […]
"A reporter from Irapuato was shot while covering a police incident in the Municipio Libre neighborhood. The incident occurred after midnight on Wednesday [Nov. 19]. The independent journalist was heading home after covering the event when the assailant began shooting at him while he was on his motorcycle.[...] Witnesses to the incident said the reporter […]
“In a video released in the last few hours, alias Iván Mordisco, top leader of the FARC dissidents, reappeared to issue a series of warnings while the country is still debating the recent bombing in which several minors recruited by that armed group died. The message, recorded in a jungle area, mixes political speeches, unfounded […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA), together with various international, regional, and national organizations defending freedom of expression and human rights, expresses its deep alarm over the climate of harassment, stigmatization and threats faced by journalists and media outlets in Honduras in the weeks leading up to the general elections on Nov. 30. The recent […]
"Pedro Nakamura, a reporter for O Joio e O Trigo, was once again harassed on Monday, the 17th, by representatives of the tobacco industry. This time, lawmakers and members of corporate associations restricted press freedom during coverage of the 11th Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP11), held in […]
“Journalist and activist Carlos Julio Rojas received visitors on Monday after spending at least four months in isolation at the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) headquarters in El Helicoide, Caracas. ‘His relatives reported that he is in good health,’ the National College of Journalists (CNP) said, adding that his visitation rights have been restored. Rojas has […]
“An explosion was reported on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 16, outside the RCN headquarters in Cali, in southwestern Colombia, prompting a large security deployment in the industrial Los Mangos neighborhood in the city center. The blast occurred after an explosive device was thrown at the news outlet’s building. According to preliminary information, the device […]