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Brazil: Indigenous women journalists are among first winners of Mulher Imprensa Trophy

The 15 winners of the 17th Mulher IMPRENSA Trophy, an initiative coordinated by news outlet IMPRENSA, include for the first time two Indigenous women. The awards will be presented at a ceremony to be held on Sept. 28 in São Paulo, Brazil. Luciene Kaxinawá, the first Indigenous journalist on Brazilian television, won in the "Regionality: […]

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Cuba: Regime threatens to prosecute journalist José Luis Tan Estrada for 'civil disobedience'

"Cuban State Security detained Diario De Cuba journalist José Luis Tan Estrada for more than five hours on Monday [Sept. 4] to prevent him from attending the trial against activist Ienelis Delgado Cué in the People's Court of Camagüey. The court eventually sentenced Delgado Cue to nine months in prison for the alleged crime of […]

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Venezuela: Journalist Roland Carreño's trial to start from scratch on Sept. 28

"The trial against journalist Roland Carreño, who is also a collaborator of the Voluntad Popular (VP) party founded by Leopoldo López, will start again on Sept. 28. The journalist's defense lawyer, Joel García, shared the information on social media. He said the opening of this new new trial takes place a month and a half […]

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Climate Tracker and Oxfam call journalists from 9 Latin American countries to apply for workshop on climate change impact

"During two months, 30 selected journalists will participate in eight virtual meetings that will seek to highlight how climate change losses and damages are exacerbating multifaceted and interrelated problems in the region, such as climate-induced migration, population displacement, food insecurity and other factors, such as water scarcity, malnutrition and poverty. [...] For this edition, we […]

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Former Mexican governor threatens legal action against journalist

"ARTICLE 19 condemns the legal threat made by Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, former governor of [the Mexican state of] Tamaulipas, against Martha Olivia López, director of the digital media outlet En un 2×3, correspondent of the Public Radio System's Canal Catorce network, and collaborator for the media outlets Astillero Informa and Rompeviento TV. The […]

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Haitian radio journalist’s home destroyed in arson attack

"The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the August 23 arson attack on the home of radio reporter Arnold Junior Pierre and calls on Haitian authorities to restore order to the country so journalists can do their jobs without fear of retaliation. On August 23, unidentified armed individuals set fire to Pierre’s home and several other […]

Open call announced for 8th generation of the LATAM Network of Young Journalists

“As every year, Distintas Latitudes and the organization Factual call on young journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as students or recent graduates of communication, film, journalism, international relations and the like, and people who create content with a sense of journalism, to apply to our call to join the eighth generation […]

Team at digital media outlet La Posta goes to IACHR to request Ecuadoran State protect it

"The journalistic team of the digital media outlet La Posta, which reported the so-called Gran Padrino [Great Godfather] case, will request precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the protection of its integrity. In a program from digital media outlet La Posta, broadcast on Aug. 29, 2023, their representatives, Andersson Boscán […]

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Paraguay: Prosecutors ask media to identify journalists who investigated former President Horacio Cartes

“Paraguayan newspapers ABC Color and Última Hora denounced this Thursday [Aug. 24] that prosecutors from the Public Ministry requested certified copies of articles published last year and the identities of the journalists in charge of writing them, as part of an investigation in a process for alleged false denunciation. In separate articles that appeared on […]

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Journalist and politician Christian Zurita to leave Ecuador due to threats against him

"First it was journalism and now it will be the country. Christian Zurita confirmed this Aug. 28 that he will leave Ecuador since he does not want to spend all his days with a bulletproof vest and in the middle of strict security protocols. 'I have a security capsule that is very strong (...) I […]

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Salvadoran journalist resumes professional work after being imprisoned for almost a year

"In El Salvador, a journalist resumes his professional activity after being released on bail following being in prison for almost one year. The prosecution accuses him of belonging to gangs. He denies it. Journalists view the case as another violation against the press".   Read original article (in Spanish)  

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Peruvian journalist Manuel Calloquispe faces threats and assaults to expose environmental damage from illegal Amazon mining

“Manuel Calloquispe has had to face an angry mob laying siege to his house. He’s been called a traitor. He’s been punched and kicked by miners and had his equipment stolen. He once had to duck for cover when someone threw a machete at him. The reason: His decade reporting on the environmental havoc caused […]