"On Dec. 17, Sebastián Cabrera, a journalist for the newspaper El País [of Uruguay], received a call from Police Station 11 in Piriápolis. He was informed that he had to appear at the station to give a statement because a complaint had been filed against him for defamation, stemming from a news article about Richard […]
"Bolivia’s Asociación de Corresponsales de la Prensa Internacional (ACPI) and Asociación Nacional de Periodistas de Bolivia (ANPB) expressed concern over the state-owned telecommunications company Entel’s decision to remove the Telesur and Russia Today channels from its television services starting Jan. 17, warning that the move could amount to censorship. In a joint statement, the organizations […]
"Journalist Claudia Cáceres, who has worked for several years at the radio station Radio Cadena Voces, reported Tuesday (Jan. 20) that she was assaulted by activists from the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party solely for doing her job as a journalist. The attack against Cáceres occurred Tuesday morning as she was leaving the offices of […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warns of an increase in judicial actions brought in recent days against journalists and media outlets in Colombia, a trend that reveals a pattern of legal harassment aimed at intimidating, censoring, and obstructing independent journalism. The most recent episodes of this type of harassment affect journalist Lorena Beltrán and […]
"Independent journalist Henry Constantín was released Friday [Jan. 16] in Havana after being detained for 44 hours without charge [...]. Constantín, director of the independent media outlet La Hora de Cuba and regional vice president for Cuba of the Inter-American Press Association's (IAPA) Committee on Freedom of the Press, announced his release in a video […]
Three journalists from the digital news outlet SinEmbargo were attacked and threatened while attempting to document the illegal sale of animals at the Mixhuca Market in Mexico City, human rights organization Article 19 reported. A vendor harassed the reporters inside the market, demanding they delete their recorded footage. The team left the market after noticing […]
2025 was the most critical year for press freedom in Argentina on record, according to the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its acronym in Spanish). A report by the organization counted 278 attacks against journalists, a 55 percent increase compared to 2024. The document also identified physical assaults, judicial harassment, online harassment –especially frequent against […]
"Journalist Julia Mengolini, founder and director of radio station Futuröck, caught widespread attention last summer after suing Argentinian President Javier Milei and more than 20 people connected to his administration, accusing them of 'unlawful association, embezzlement of public funds, coercive threats,' and 'public incitement to hatred.' A judge has yet to take up the case, Mengolini told […]
"A case of alleged violation of freedom of expression has sparked outrage in the state of Puebla. Journalist María Luisa Ruiz was detained by municipal police officers in Santiago Miahuatlán after being accused of 'usurping authority.' The detention occurred while the journalist was live-streaming and documenting police activity during an arrest on a public street. […]
"The independent journalist Henry Constantin, director of the outlet La Hora de Cuba, has been missing since Wednesday afternoon [Jan. 14] in Havana, following a significant operation by security forces deployed in the city. According to an urgent post by La Hora de Cuba on its Facebook page, Constantin had his last communication with team members around […]
"The Caracas chapter of the National College of Journalists (CNP for its initials in Spanish) and the National Union of Press Workers (Sntp) reported Wednesday morning on the release of journalists Ramón Centeno, Rafael García Márvez, Carlos Marcano, Víctor Ugas and Leandro Palmar, as well as technician Belises Cubillán. The releases of Roland Carreño, Carlos […]
“The merger of the two Grupo Prisa radio stations in Colombia is not just a reshuffling of programming lineups. It is an explicit acknowledgment that radio — even big radio, even influential radio — can no longer sustain itself as it once did. Habits have changed, advertising has fragmented, audiences have aged, and the business […]