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Guatemalan journalists denounce they are being classified as 'threats to national security'

"Guatemalan journalists Sonny Figueroa and Marvin del Cid, of the digital news outlet Vox Populi, recently denounced through their social networks they are being classified as a "threat to the security of the State' in their country. Everything happened after the also journalist Luis Assardo had access to documents that were extracted from servers of […]

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Brazil: Council member armed with a knife attacks broadcaster in Cocal, Piauí

"Council member Carlão (PT or Workers' Party), from Cocal, 270 km [160 miles] north of Teresina, who was filmed assaulting broadcaster Godofredo Brito, will be summoned to testify," said police chief Mayson Soares, this Tuesday (Oct. 24), to g1. None of those involved could be reached for comment. In the images, recorded by the passenger […]

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UNHCR and Venezuelan journalists in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru launch manual to communicate about human mobility

"At a time when the Americas are facing several overlapping displacement situations, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Venezuelan journalists' associations in Antioquia (Colombia), Ecuador and Peru, local journalists, with the coordination of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), published the Manual para Comunicar sobre Movilidad Humana (Manual for Communicating Human Mobility). This guide, written […]

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FLIP of Colombia warns of Interior Ministry decree to restrict journalistic coverage on election day

"Decree 1702 of 2023, issued on Oct. 19 by the Ministry of the Interior, is not compatible with the constitutional parameters on freedom of expression and affects the right to inform and be informed about the elections. These restrictions, days before the elections, sow confusion for the authorities and journalists covering the Oct. 29 elections. […]

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Peruvian Ministry of the Interior and National Police request media director to reveal his sources

"Journalist César Hildebrandt, editor of the weekly Hildebrandt en sus Trece, denounced that the Ministry of the Interior and the Peruvian National Police have sent him documents requesting that he reveal confidential sources. According to the documents provided by the weekly to the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its Spanish acronym), these […]

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Nicaragua: News outlet denounces disappearance of journalist critical of Daniel Ortega's regime

"The Nicaraguan opposition newspaper La Prensa denounced on Monday (Oct. 23) the disappearance of journalist Guillermo Miranda, a columnist for the newspaper and a leader of the Nicaraguan Resistance War Veterans Forces, a group opposed to the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front. The news outlet said in a statement that Miranda, who was allegedly arrested […]

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Cuba: Journalist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca's health deteriorates in prison

"The health of independent journalist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, a political prisoner of the Havana regime, has deteriorated dangerously in prison, denounced his wife, Eralidis Frómeta. 'They are letting him die, his situation is dire to the level that a fatal outcome may happen in the Combinado del Este prison, in Havana,' said the woman […]

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Brazil’s intelligence agency monitored journalists under Bolsonaro’s administration, says police investigation

"Politicians, political opponents and journalists, among other people, were illegally monitored by a group of officials from the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin, by its Portuguese acronym), according to a Federal Police investigation revealed on Friday [Oct. 20]. The investigation, known as 'Operation Last Mile,' is carrying out arrest warrants against two Abin employees, as well […]

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Organizations report intimidation of journalists during Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primaries

"The Press and Society Institute (IPYS, by its Spanish acronym) of Venezuela denounced the intimidation of journalists covering the country's opposition primary elections, held on Sunday, Oct. 22. The organization said on its X account (formerly Twitter) that journalist Karla Avila of the news outlet Qué Pasa en Venezuela, in  Bolívar state, was photographed by […]

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Brazilian court irrevocably sentences former president Bolsonaro to compensate journalists for attacks

"Former President Jair Bolsonaro has been irrevocably sentenced by the São Paulo Court of Justice to pay a collective compensation of 50 thousand reais [about US $10 thousand] to journalists for moral damages. The lawsuit was filed by the Union of Professional Journalists of the State of São Paulo (SJSP, for its acronym in Portuguese), […]

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Paraguayan journalist seeks asylum in another country after denouncing a former mayor and receiving death threats

Vicente Godoy, a Paraguayan journalist from the city of Horqueta, in the eastern region of the country, has requested asylum in another country after receiving death threats, reported the Paraguayan Society of Communicators (SCP, by its Spanish acronym). According to the organization, the threats are related to investigations published by the journalist into possible acts […]

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Venezuela: Journalist Roland Carreño and four other political prisoners released

"Political prisoner, journalist and Voluntad Popular activist, Roland Carreño, was released almost at midnight on Oct. 19, along with former congressman Juan Requesens and three other people detained for political reasons. [...] On Wednesday [Oct. 18] the United States lifted sanctions against Venezuelan oil, gas and gold, a temporary measure decided by the Treasury Department […]