"The Committee to Protect Journalist is appalled that a Haitian gang has taken over a local radio station, renamed it Radio Taliban FM, and is using it to broadcast propaganda on the troubled Caribbean island. 'We are critically concerned that the chaos in Haiti makes it nearly impossible for anyone — journalists included — to safely go about their […]
"The Senate is expected to approve next week—hastily, without discussion, without open parliament, without arguments or criteria—a new Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, establishing a regime of executive control over the allocation of the radio spectrum, concessions and oversight, creating risks of censorship and preference for allied actors. Among the main problems in the law are, […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA), Proyecto Desconfío (Argentina), and Fundación para el Periodismo (Bolivia) announce the fifth edition of the Global Summit on Disinformation, an international and free online event to be held on Sept. 17 and 18, 2025. [...] Since its inception in 2020, the Summit has grown to become a key reference […]
"More than 200 journalists from 23 countries, belonging to international organizations and independent media outlets, signed a statement released on Wednesday [April 23] warning that a recently passed law in Peru threatens to 'control journalistic activity.' Under the title 'Peru: Journalism Under Censorship,' the signatories reject Law 32301, known as the 'Anti-NGO Law,' as it […]
Journalist Pablo Raphael Rua, from the Coluna do Fla website, claimed to have received threats from Vasco da Gama president Pedrinho during and after the classic match between soccer teams Flamengo and Vasco, held last Saturday (April 19), at Maracanã Stadium. The episode generated strong repercussions and led the Association of Sports Writers of the […]
“On Monday, Jan. 20, journalist Gastón Medina was shot and killed outside a house in the San Isidro neighborhood of Ica, [Peru]. Sadly, more than three months after the crime, the radio host's family is still waiting for justice, as the investigation has yet to shed any light on those responsible for this crime. Ornella […]
“The April 13 election [in Ecuador], which ended with presidential candidate Daniel Noboa winning by more than 11 points over Luisa González, was marked by verbal attacks on the press, both from supporters of the losing candidate and from the leader of the Citizen Revolution movement, former President Rafael Correa. At the headquarters of pro-Correa […]
"With the families of reporter Julio Daniel Chaparro Hurtado and photographer Jorge Enrique Torres Navas present, a Friendly Settlement Agreement will be signed today [April 23] in Bogotá to offer reparations for their 1991 killings. The event will include representatives from the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), Colombia’s National […]
"Chilean authorities have charged a police officer over a 2021 attack on journalist Carolina Sandoval, who was covering a protest in Santiago. The case has reignited concerns about excessive use of force by Chile’s national police, known as Carabineros, and threats to the rights of independent journalists. Senior officer Jorge Sanzana was formally charged on […]
"The trial for the 1982 murder of four Dutch journalists—Koos Koster, Jan Kuiper, Joop Willemsen, and Hans ter Laag—scheduled for April 23 has been suspended following a request by the attorney for Col. Mario Adalberto Reyes Mena, who informed the court that her client was undergoing surgery and would be unable to attend. The judge […]
"The brothers of two of four Dutch journalists murdered by the army of El Salvador in 1982 demanded justice on Tuesday [April 22], on the eve of the final phase of the trial against three former military chiefs. Cornelius Kuiper Joop, Koos Jacobus Andries Koster, Hans Lodewijk ter Laag and Jan Willemsen were killed in […]
“Independent Cuban journalist Carlos Michael Morales, was summoned again this Monday [April 21] by the Municipal Court of Caibarién [central Cuba], along with his employer, in the midst of a campaign to harass him deployed by State Security. Morales was sentenced in May 2024 to 8 months imprisonment for the crime of 'disobedience', a sanction […]