"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 […]
"In a co-production of Voice of America and Latina, Peruvian journalist Manuel Calloquispe comments on the situation of freedom of expression in Madre de Dios, Peru, the region where he lives and is committed to investigating illegal mining activity." See original video Ver el video original (in Spanish)
"The National Academy of Journalism (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) [of Argentina] rejected the generalized accusations of the press by presidential candidate of La Libertad Avanza, Javier Milei. In the context of the electoral campaign, the institution presided by Joaquín Morales Solá questioned 'the offenses and defamations to journalism' that 'were part of the political […]
"The Transparency Court [of Peru] declared the appeal filed by Pamela Huerta Bustamante, journalist of our news outlet La República, against the Peruvian National Police to be well-founded. It should be noted that Huerta Bustamante requested information about the 'Plan Abanico Verde 2023,' but said institution did not provide her with any information in this […]
"Cases of violence in the days prior to Colombian regional elections continue to take place. According to information from the Electoral Observation Mission, 179 cases have been reported against candidates this electoral year, as of Sept. 29. These figures show an increase of 37.7% compared to the last regional elections, held in 2019. The Foundation […]
"This Monday [Oct. 16], Mexican journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva reported on his X account the arrest of Armando Escárcega, 'El Patrón [the boss],' as the alleged mastermind of a failed attempt on his life, the night of Dec. 15, 2022. The arrest was made in the city of Delano, California. [...] Once captured, the alleged […]
"Claudia Hernández, a journalist from the municipality of San Blas [in the Mexican state of Nayarit], reported on social media that she received threats after documenting and reporting the disappearance and death of the businesswoman [Angela Louise Birkenbach, on Oct. 11]. Hernández posted that a person whom she intends to denounce to the state Attorney […]
"An appeals court in Guatemala ruled on Thursday [Oct. 12] to overturn the sentence dictated in June against journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín and ordered a retrial. Last June, Zamora was sentenced to six years in prison for an alleged crime of money laundering. The court's decision against the founder of elPeriódico newspaper came before […]
"The organization of the Vladimir Herzog Amnesty and Human Rights Award announced the winners of its 45th edition this Tuesday (Oct. 10). The judging session was held at Espaço Vladimir Herzog, at the Journalists Union of São Paulo, with broadcast live on social media. The awards ceremony will be on Oct. 24, at 8pm, at […]
"Former workers of the newspaper Página Siete filed a labor lawsuit against the publishing company Luna Llena, whose main shareholder is Raúl Garafulic, for the payment of social benefits, severance payments and salaries owed for seven months. According to lawyer Álvaro Vásquez, who represents the former workers, the debt amounts to one and a half […]
"Justice and climate change and data for human rights investigations are some of the topics that will be debated in the 8th edition of the Brazilian Conference on Data Journalism and Digital Methods (Coda.Br), in addition to hands-on workshops that address the use of artificial intelligence and automations in journalism; gender, race and inequality, elections […]
“They wear bulletproof vests and helmets to practice journalism, although they are not in Ukraine or the Gaza Strip. They cover news from Ecuador, where violence linked to drug trafficking transformed their job into a high-risk profession. Killings between prisoners, murders in the streets, shootings, car bombs, political crimes. And the cartel war for drug […]