Haiti tops the 2024 Global Impunity Index, published annually by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The index measures unsolved journalist murders relative to a country’s population. In addition to Haiti, which appears on the index for the second time, Mexico and Brazil are also on the 2024 list, respectively ranking eighth and eleventh. According […]
“The murderer of Francisca Sandoval, the first Chilean journalist murdered since the return to democracy in 1990, was sentenced Monday [Oct. 28] to 24 years in prison as the perpetrator of the crime, the Chilean Judiciary reported. 'The Fourth Oral Criminal Court of Santiago sentenced Marcelo Naranjo Naranjo to 15 years in prison for the […]
"Caleth Jesús Gutiérrez, son of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez, who was murdered in 2023, reported that his three siblings were assaulted by members of the army who barged into their home in Sonora in northern Mexico. In an interview with Azucena Uresti, Caleth said he will file a complaint over the violent intrusion. The assault occurred […]
"Nelin Escalante, a veteran journalist in Venezuela, has not been heard from since Friday [Oct. 25], Venezuelan press advocates said on Sunday, alleging he had been detained by government authorities in the country's capital. […] Venezuela's National College of Journalists (CNP, by its Spanish acronym) said in a post on social media that Escalante had […]
The Latin American Conference of Investigative Journalism (COLPIN, by its Spanish acronym) held the Javier Valdez Award ceremony, one of the most prestigious awards for investigative journalism in Spanish, on the evening of Oct. 25, in Madrid. First place went to “Operación Cacería” (Operation Hunting), a TV report by Venezuelan journalist Ricardo Calderón, which recounts […]
The 2024 Freedom on the Net report, published by the organization Freedom House, analyzed global trends in online censorship and repression, including in Latin America, which according to the study faces challenges and some advances. The document, which assesses conditions of internet freedom in 72 countries, included Chile for the first time. There were solid […]
On Thursday night (Oct. 24), at a ceremony held in Miami, the winners of the 2024 Roche Health Journalism Award were announced. Among the awarded works, two highlight issues from Latin America. In the Digital Journalism category, the report “Challenges and solutions to improve prenatal coverage in riverside communities in the Amazon,” produced by Amazônia […]
Two journalists were sent to trial on Tuesday [October 22] by judges handling cases related to arrests made during the protests against the [alleged] electoral fraud of July 28 in Venezuela. The National Union of Press Workers (Sntp for its initials in Spanish) reported that photojournalist Deisy Peña will go to trial following the hearing […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB) denounced this afternoon the actions of alleged blockaders linked to former president Evo Morales who, reportedly armed with firearms, forced journalists to lie on the ground in the Bulo Bulo area of the tropics of Cochabamba. The incident happened Tuesday morning [October 22], when journalists were reporting […]
“Violations to the right to information [in Costa Rica] reached a record high this year, according to an analysis of the statistics registry of the Supreme Court's Constitutional Chamber carried out by La Nación newspaper. So far in 2024, in 459 appeal cases, magistrates have ruled in favor of citizens to whom institutions have refused […]
In a pivotal move to bolster the protection of freedom of expression, journalist safety and other fundamental freedoms, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement underscores the shared commitment to upholding democratic principles and enhancing the rule […]
“Javier Milei's government in Argentina announced the decision to eliminate Value Added Tax (VAT) exemptions for the sale of newspapers, magazines, and digital subscriptions of news media. This was communicated by spokesman Manuel Adorni in the conference in which he also informed the dissolution of the Federal Agency of Public Revenues. 'With this modification, the […]