*This post was updated after Carmela Longo was released "A well-known Venezuelan entertainment journalist arrested in Caracas over the weekend has been released, a media union said on Monday [Aug. 26], but she faces terrorism charges as the fallout from the country's disputed July 28 presidential election widens. Carmela Longo, who until last week worked […]
“[Argentine] President Javier Milei escalated his confrontation against journalism and defended the right of his followers to attack different journalists and media on social networks, with more than 100 messages of general and personalized harassment, during the last two weeks. In that period, Milei attacked 33 journalists and hosts of radio and TV programs, along […]
“Newspaper La Razón from La Paz will stop circulating its print edition as of Sept. 1, due to large debts that make its printing unsustainable, two journalists from that newspaper told Brújula Digital. The digital edition of the media outlet will continue. The information was also released through a publication on the Facebook page of […]
"On Aug. 23, 2024, IPYS' online presentation of its report on the criminalization of journalists as a way to intimidate the press that investigates power was attacked by trolls who managed to shut down the event. The event was taking place normally until the presentation of [journalist Rosario] Romaní, who told about the judicial harassment […]
"Venezuelan journalists have had to flee the country to safeguard their lives, personal safety and freedom, as they face systematic persecution by the government. The report 'Journalists in Exile: An Approach to the Venezuelan Press Diaspora,' by the Venezuelan Press and Society Institute (IPYS Venezuela), shows how media professionals have been harassed for their work […]
"The journalist Ariel Grajales Rodas, who was shot early Wednesday morning [August 21] at his home in the Esquipulas neighborhood of Villaflores, was reported to be in 'stable' condition, according to the Chiapas Attorney General's Office. The agency announced that it urgently requested the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, the Investigative Police, and municipal […]
“Journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, from the news portal La Patilla, was apparently detained by Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) officials while she was near the El Rincón neighborhood in Maiquetía, the National Press Workers’ Union reported on their X account. [...] The legal advisor of the Democratic Unitary Platform, Perkins Rocha, said Guaita is also the […]
The 5th edition of the Zarelia Festival: Journalism, Digital Media, Gender, and Feminisms is now open for registration for both in-person and online attendance. The festival will take place on August 26th and 27th in Quito, Ecuador, featuring keynote presentations, workshops, networking spaces, and panels to showcase the best works in feminist journalism. There will […]
“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) condemned Monday [Aug. 19] the murder of journalist Alejandro Alfredo Martinez Noguez, which happened Aug. 4 in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, and reported the entry of the case into its Observatory of Murdered Journalists. Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay urged Mexican authorities to conduct 'an […]
"On August 17, 2024, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopted Resolution 50/2024, by which it granted precautionary measures for the benefit of Roland Oswaldo Carreño Gutiérrez after considering that he is in a serious and urgent risk of irreparable harm in Venezuela. According to the request, Roland Carreño, journalist, political activist and national leader […]