"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the murder of two journalists in Guatemala and urged authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the motive behind both crimes, identify the perpetrators, and bring them to justice. [...] On Dec. 21, around 5:30 am, radio host and journalist César Augusto Leiva Pimentel, from La Red radio, […]
“The use of internet shutdowns by authoritarian regimes has emerged globally as a serious threat to freedom of expression. While commonly seen as rare in Latin America, a closer look reveals a different reality. Organisations and experts are increasingly noting various nuances and contexts in methods to interfere with internet access that are important to understand in order to identify and […]
"In 2022, Latin America was the most dangerous region in the world to practice journalism. According to different NGO data, between 30 and 42 journalists were killed in that year. Although there are still no official figures for 2023, the picture is not very different: UNESCO states that 69 journalists from ten countries were killed […]
"Venezuelan journalist and executive director of the Press and Society Institute of Venezuela (Ipys-Venezuela), Marianela Balbi, is one of the 12 people in the world to receive the 2023 Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law. The governments of Germany and France announced the list of those who will receive this award, […]
"Two recent cases in Port-au-Prince, the capital city, are causing concern and alarm in Haitian media. Last Friday, the disappearance of journalist Barnatte Daniel from Regard FM was reported. At the same time, Radio Scoop FM presenter Pierre-Fils Saintamour was kidnapped at the end of November and later released on December 8, according to information gathered […]
"The Guyana Press Association (GPA) is calling for a thorough investigation into the shooting that targeted journalist Travis Chase. According to the association, Chase recounted that he was shot at on Monday night [Dec. 11] by an unknown gunman. It notes this is not the first time Chase has been targeted by unknown persons. In […]
"On Dec. 15, 2022, Ciro Gómez Leyva was driving home after a day of work. The journalist, one of the most popular in Mexico, had just finished presenting the evening news on Imagen TV network. He was driving through Coyoacán Avenue, south of Mexico City, when a motorcycle with two people passed him. One of […]
Article 19 Mexico denounced a smear campaign against independent journalist Reyna Haydee Ramírez in response to her questioning of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during his morning press conference on Dec. 13. According to the freedom of expression organization, the journalist received a series of coordinated digital attacks after her questions to the president. […]
Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean have a free opportunity to delve deeper into coverage of environmental issues in a new program offered by the Global Methane Hub organization that will begin in early 2024. The program, "Short-Lived Contaminants for Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean" program Caribe with a focus on solutions […]
"In Mexico, investigations into crimes of disappearance, homicide and threats to human rights defenders and journalists lack due diligence, warned the Mexico Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-OHCHR). Between January 2019 and September 2023, the office documented the murders of 41 journalists, six media workers and 91 defenders. Additionally it […]
"Although the number of journalists killed in Latin America has fallen significantly, from 26 in 2022 to six in 2023, working as a journalist in this region is still not safe, as recent abductions and armed attacks in Mexico demonstrate. The record level of violence registered in Latin America in 2022 has led to self-censorship, […]
"In a new press conference on the morning of Dec. 12, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni reported that official advertising for media will be suspended for one year. ... 'I wanted to tell you that, although it was already public knowledge, advertising for media is suspended for a year,” Adorni said, thus ratifying one of the […]