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Guatemalan Association of Journalists denounces intimidation of journalist asked by police for sensitive information

“The Association of Journalists of Guatemala (APG, for its Spanish acronym) issued a statement in which it demands 'that the intimidations by the Specialized Division of Criminal Investigation (Deic) against journalist Diego España cease, since two agents of this police agency arrived at the newsroom of the newspaper La Hora to request sensitive information from […]

Brazilian police reveal potential motives for murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips in Amazon and accuse mastermind

"Brazilian Federal Police concluded that the murder of Indigenous affairs activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips, which occurred on June 5, 2022 in the Javari Valley, northern Amazonas, was due to surveillance activities [encouraged by Pereira] in the Amazon. The police also accused Rubén Dario da Silva Villar, known as 'Colombia,' as the […]

Officers visit home of editor's mother after magazine publishes report on alleged hitmen inside Salvadoran national police

Salvadoran magazine GatoEncerrado reported in a statement posted to the social network X that police officers went to the home of the mother of one of its editors after the publication of an article alleging the existence of a group of hitmen inside the National Civil Police. According to the magazine, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, […]

Journalists held and threatened for four hours in Mairana, Bolivia

“Journalists and police officers who had been held [on Tuesday, Oct. 29] by people blocking a highway in Mairana [Bolivia] were released after hours of tension. Among the journalists were Rómer Castedo and his cameraman Ricardo Pedraza, from Red Uno, who, along with another journalist, were attacked while covering the police's attempts to clear the […]

Human rights organization calls on Honduran president to protect threatened journalist

“After journalist Jorge Posadas, correspondent for the UneTV network, denounced death threats via WhatsApp, today [Nov. 2] the Association for Democracy and Human Rights (Asopodehu, by its Spanish acronym) called for protection for the journalist. The executive director of Asopodehu, Dina Meza, made an urgent call for help to [Honduran] President Xiomara Castro, to protect […]

Despite President Petro's actions, threats against journalists in Colombia are spreading fast, says RSF

“Colombian journalists face recurring threats from paramilitary groups and criminal gangs. In the last two months, journalists from at least five different media outlets across the country have received a series of threats –including death threats–, leading some journalists to self-censor. President Gustavo Petro has received the most urgent cases directly and has publicly requested […]

Two journalists murdered in less than 24 hours in Mexico

The entertainment journalist Patricia Ramírez González, known as Patricia Bunbury, was murdered on Wednesday afternoon in the capital of the state of Colima. Preliminary investigations indicate Ramírez González was in the restaurant she owned when the assailant entered, fired several shots at her, and fled, the newspaper El Universal reported. González is the second journalist […]

Project Data Against Feminicide offers webinar about the narratives, challenges and responsibilities of the media

"What is the role of news media in the struggle against feminicide? Media coverage of feminicide is essential to make gender-based violence visible and challenge it. Based on the prior research and community building of Data Against Feminicide, we know that a large number of activists produce data from press monitoring. But beyond data, the […]

Reporter shot dead after interviewing local mayor in Michoacán, Mexico

"Mauricio Cruz Solís, a journalist for the digital outlet Minuto x Minuto, was killed on Tuesday night in downtown Uruapan, Michoacán. Just moments before the shooting, the reporter had interviewed Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, the municipal president of Uruapan, as well as vendors at the Tariácuri market. Mauricio Cruz is reportedly the first journalist killed during […]

Haiti, Israel most likely to let journalists' murders go unpunished, CPJ 2024 impunity index shows

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 […]

Convicted murderer of Chilean journalist Francisca Sandoval sentenced to 24 years in prison

“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 […]

Children of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez, murdered last year in Mexico, report assault by military

"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 […]