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Bukele's El Salvador approves 'gag law' against independent organizations and press

"Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on dissident voices in El Salvador has reached a point of no return. This Tuesday [May 20], the Legislative Assembly, under the president's absolute control, approved the Foreign Agents Law, which will allow it to dictate with a single order which humanitarian organizations or independent media outlets can or cannot […]

Adela Navarro, director of ZETA Tijuana, reports threats against her

"Adela Navarro, general director of the weekly ZETA Tijuana, has received at least eight threats against her, allegedly due to her journalistic work, between April 29 and May 16. Organizations have called for authorities to investigate and condemned the violent acts against her. Article 19, in its offices for Mexico and Central America, said the […]

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Mexican photographer killed in attack on political candidate’s campaign

“Avisack Douglas, a journalist working as a photographer for a candidate from the Citizens Movement (MC for its initials in Spanish) party, died at a hospital from multiple gunshot wounds, according to reports. The Mexican Association of Communicators and Journalists confirmed and condemned what it called her ‘cowardly murder.’ Luis Carbonell, the party’s state leader, […]

Courts block Milei’s efforts to prosecute journalists over critical coverage

“Federal courts in Argentina dealt a major blow to President Javier Milei’s efforts to sanction critical journalists. In two key cases—one involving Carlos Pagni and the other Jorge Fontevecchia—judges and prosecutors rejected the president’s legal complaints, reaffirming constitutional protections for freedom of expression in the country. Federal prosecutor Ramiro González ruled decisively in the Pagni […]

Hundreds of journalists forced into exile across the Americas, new report finds

“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) releases its thematic report ‘Exile of Journalists and Freedom of Expression’, a document that examines the rising number of journalists across the Americas forced to leave their countries of origin, as well as the causes, challenges […]

Mother pleads for answers as Venezuelan journalist Rory Branker reaches three months missing

“Cheryl Ann Branker, the mother of journalist Rory Branker, on Tuesday demanded concrete information from Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Attorney General Tarek William Saab about her son’s whereabouts. Branker has now been forcibly disappeared for three months in Venezuela. In a video shared on social media, Branker condemned the lack of official information […]

Venezuelan minister threatens journalists, accuses them of inciting unrest

"Venezuelan Interior, Justice and Peace Minister Diosdado Cabello accused journalists and media outlets of spreading unrest and confusion on social media. Reading a letter from an alleged informant during his weekly television program, Cabello issued a warning and singled out Rory Branker of the digital outlet La Patilla as an example. 'The bot factories, working […]

Honduran minister orders probe after journalist says police beat and robbed him

Journalist Frank W. Mejía publicly reported he was tortured, robbed and subjected to cruel treatment by members of the Honduran National Police during raid to his home early Sunday, May 18, in the Peña por Bajo neighborhood in the capital. According to his son, attorney Stuart Mejía, officers stole $100 dollars, his cellphone and other […]

Organizations file lawsuit against Mexico's new access to information law

"On May 12, organizations PROJUC [Proyecto Justicia Común] and ARTICLE 19 Office for Mexico and Central America filed an indirect amparo claim against various provisions of [Mexico's] new General Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information, published after its approval by Congress on March 20, 2025. On May 15, a District Court in Mexico […]

Alleged perpetrator of Peruvian journalist Gastón Medina's murder is arrested

"The alleged perpetrator of the murder of Gastón Medina, a well-known Peruvian journalist in the southern region of Ica, was arrested this Friday [May 16] by agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP, by its acronym in Spanish) and members of the Public Prosecutor's Office, official sources reported. Members of the security forces raided a […]

Panama's Supreme Court rules in favor of La Prensa newspaper in court case over 2006 reports

"Corporación La Prensa, S.A. [the Panamanian publishing company that produces newspaper La Prensa], was favored by a unanimous ruling by the First Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. The lawsuit had been brought by the estate of the late magistrate César Pereira Burgos, which sought US$25 million by way of damages over three […]

RSF warns of a major offensive against press freedom in Peru and calls for urgent protection for journalists

"Peru has seen a recent series of alarming legislative initiatives, judicial harassment and smear campaigns targeting independent media outlets. These developments mark a severe deterioration of the country’s democratic environment and pose an unprecedented threat to press freedom. Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) calls on Peruvian authorities to end the hostility […]