"A total of 913 journalists have been forced to leave their countries in Latin America from 2018 to 2024 to protect their lives, safety, or freedom. This is according to the report “Displaced Voices: An X-ray of Latin American Journalistic Exile 2018–2024,” published by Proledi at the University of Costa Rica, along with Fundamedios (USA) […]
Five journalistic works from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and El Salvador were announced as winners in the 13th edition of the Gabo Award, the most important recognition for journalism in Spanish and Portuguese. In the Text category, the award went to the report “Buscando a Mikelson: un apartheid en el Caribe” (Searching for Mikelson: Apartheid […]
"On the night of Friday, July 25, Marcelo Ruiz, a correspondent for TC Televisión network in [the Ecuadorian province of] Manabí, was the victim of an armed attack. The journalist was driving along the Portoviejo–Santa Ana road. According to preliminary information, another vehicle intercepted the journalist near El Guabito neighborhood. Several shots were fired at […]
"On Friday [July 25], the Colombian government publicly acknowledged its international responsibility for failing to protect journalists Julio Daniel Chaparro and Jorge Enrique Torres, from the newspaper El Espectador, who were killed 34 years ago in the town of Segovia, in the department of Antioquia [in Colombia]. Chaparro, a 29-year-old reporter and poet, and Torres, […]
“Martín Martínez, a reporter for the El Sol de Irapuato newspaper, was assaulted by a local police officer while covering a police incident in the El Cantador neighborhood. Part of the incident was caught on video by nearby residents and shared on social media. Witnesses said they heard the officer tell Martínez to ‘get the […]
“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression condemned the recent attack on Gustavo Chica, a journalist at the Estéreo Guaviare radio station, and called for a swift investigation. The international body reported that two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. They […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed ‘deep concern’ Tuesday over what it described as a resurgence of censorship mechanisms across various Mexican states. The organization pointed to an alarming pattern of attacks on freedom of expression through court rulings, legislative initiatives, and administrative pressure on independent media outlets. Among the most serious cases highlighted […]
“The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, for its initials in Spanish) condemns the restriction on access to public information suffered by several journalists, especially Melisa Molina, a reporter for newspaper Página 12, on Tuesday, July 22 in Córdoba, at the so-called ‘Derecha Fest.' During the event, organized by a private organization and attended by President Javier […]
“In a letter read publicly this morning, Cinthia González, widow of the murdered Brazilian journalist Leo Veras, denounced that the [Paraguayan] congressman for Amambay, Santiago Benítez and owner of Radio Imperio, allegedly interceded on behalf of Waldemar Pereira, alias ‘Cachorrão’, a 41-year-old Paraguayan and alleged hitman linked to organized crime who was investigated for the […]
"The young Venezuelan journalist Nakary Mena Ramos marked 100 days in detention on Wednesday, July 17. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) called for her release, noting she is the only woman among the 20 journalists currently jailed in the country. Mena Ramos, a reporter for the outlet Impacto […]
"Venezuela’s National Union of Press Workers (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) reported the release of journalist José Gregorio Camero on the night of July 21. The SNTP said Camero, like the other jailed journalists, was unjustly detained. ‘We continue to demand the release of the other 19 journalists and press workers who remain behind […]
Alfredo Saade, chief of staff to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, is the subject of a new controversy after he posted a message on social media that critics say signals an attempt to censor the press. 'Submissive journalism must be controlled,' Saade wrote on X on Monday, July 21. While he didn’t mention any specific outlets […]