"For Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui, the Pegasus case is more alive and open than ever despite the ruling issued this afternoon [Jan. 12] by Judge Luis Benítez Alcántara, in which he acquitted the only person accused of spying on her with the aforementioned software. [...] 'It was fully recognized judicially and without any doubt that […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) […] said that it was very disappointing to see Grenada’s government bar reporters from covering its Cabinet swearing-in ceremony last week. ‘[…]As the new Cabinet takes power, it is essential for Grenada’s government to signal its commitment to press freedom and transparency going forward,’ said a statement on the RSF USA […]
"Four months ago, Agência Pública was forced by the Court to remove from its site a report published in June 2023 about the president of the [Brazilian] Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira. Now, in a new attack from the deputy's defense, the Court forced two more pieces of content that echoed the report to be […]
“In Mexico, the forced internal displacement of female journalists is made invisible, since the phenomenon is not recognized by the State; Lacking official records, care is not provided to prevent it and provide substantive solutions to victims. [..] For this investigation, six displaced journalists from Jalisco, Guanajuato, Chihuahua, Guerrero and Veracruz were interviewed. All of […]
Journalists from Ecuador's public channel TC Televisión described the armed takeover by a group of men on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 9 in Guayaquil as an “extremely violent attack.” According to what they said, the men shot a cameraman in the leg and broke another's arm. Around 2 p.m. on Jan. 9, and in […]
“Judge Aurora Gutiérrez, of the Fifth Criminal Court [of Guatemala], ruled that the case being pursued against six journalists and two columnists from the defunct newspaper elPeriódico cannot continue to be resolved through criminal proceedings and now a Printing Court must hear the case, as stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic. The defense of […]
"Journalist María Luisa Estrada, from the Mexican state of Jalisco, denounced this morning [Jan. 8], in front of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, threats and attacks against her, as well as the inefficiency of the Protection Mechanism for journalists. During the [President's morning press conference] this Monday, the journalist told, through tears, […]
"Some 408 media outlets have closed in Venezuela in the last 20 years as a result of a long trend of the closure of information spaces and free exercise of journalism in the oil country, and the most affected have been radio stations. The non-governmental organization (NGO) Espacio Público points out when presenting the data […]
"Hooded and armed men entered the facilities of the television station TC Televisión, located in the north of Guayaquil [in Ecuador]. This news was reported during the afternoon of this Tuesday [Jan. 9] after 2:00 p.m. Part of the incident was recorded in the middle of the live broadcast of the public media outlet. [...] […]
On Jan. 7, journalists from the television news program Noticias Caracol in Colombia denounced alleged harassment from a former military member that reportedly started last August. Noticias Caracol reported that the man sent letters and gifts to the newsroom, and "began to frequent the area surrounding the channel's facilities." Journalist Alejandra Murgas filed a complaint […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the espionage of journalists in Peru, ordered by the authority of the Attorney General's Office with the intention of criminalizing the press, according to reports published in the local press. […] Journalist and editor with La República newspaper, César Romero, and his family, as well as columnist and […]
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted precautionary measures regarding the safety of nine journalists working at radio stations in Colombia, after "considering that they are in a situation of serious risk as a result of death threats and harassment attributed to armed groups operating in the area where they carry out their journalistic […]