“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 […]
"A reporter who specializes in the police beat for TV Vitória, a subsidiary of the Record [network] in [the Brazilian state of] Espírito Santo, was the victim of a wave of online attacks and has even received death threats. The attacks began last week (Aug. 15), after Alexandre Ramalho, state secretary of Public Security and […]
"The organization Article 19 denounced patterns of aggression and repressive and inhibitory strategies against freedom of expression by the Cuban government during the last six months. Its most recent report 'Freedom of expression in Cuba: Semiannual analysis' records and systematizes aggressions against independent journalists and human rights activists. It also studies restrictive regulatory frameworks and […]
"Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso signed on Wednesday [Aug. 23] a regulation to apply a communication law that includes protection mechanisms for the press, threatened by organized crime, he said, and to honor murdered candidate and journalist Fernando Villavicencio. When he presented the regulation he ratified the commitment to strengthen freedom of expression, 'even more so […]
"The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) emphatically condemns the murder of journalists Edin Alonso and Hugo Gutiérrez in Guatemala and calls on the State to investigate the facts in a complete, effective and impartial manner, as well as to prosecute and punish […]
"The alleged murderer of journalist Armando Linares López, Carlos Gerardo alias '02', was arrested in Michoacán, as reported by the authorities. Armando Linares López was shot dead on March 15, 2022, in the municipality of Zitácuaro, Michoacán. He had reported threats due to his work as a journalist. The Michoacán State Attorney General's Office identified […]
"The undersigned journalism and press freedom organizations strongly condemn the attempt to criminalize journalist Tai Nalon, executive director of the fact-checking agency Aos Fatos. In a criminal complaint filed with the Rio de Janeiro courts, Jornal da Cidade Online accused Nalon of unfair competition and defamation, and tried to coerce her into criminal proceedings. Jornal […]
"The Ombudsman's Office of Ecuador has urged the government to reinforce the protection of journalists during the electoral process that will conclude next Oct. 15 with a run-off between presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa. The Ombudsman's Office, in a communiqué released this Monday [Aug. 21] which responds to a summary of the national […]
Venezuelan journalist Seir Contreras was fired from the Globovisión channel after interviewing the deputy of the United Social Party of Venezuela, Ramón Magallanes. According to the Venezuelan National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its Spanish acronym), Contreras, who was the host of the show Primera Página, learned of his dismissal through a telephone call […]
"On Aug. 18, José Francisco León Álvarez, a reporter for NMAS, was the victim of a physical attack and threat by a member of the Nuevo León Civil Force, in Monterrey [capital of Nuevo León state]. The incident took place when the journalist went to cover a reported eviction. At 1:40 p.m., when he arrived […]
"Media companies from the United States, Latin America and Spain are registering for the 79th General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), from Nov. 9 to 12 in Mexico City, where Grupo Salinas, a leader in digital innovation with more than 50 million unique visitors to its platforms, will be among the hosts […]
"Registration for the 7th International Congress of Educational Journalism, organized by Brazil's Association of Education Journalists (Jeduca, by its Portuguese acronym), is now open. This year, the theme of the congress is 'What kind of society do we want? Education journalism in the national debate.' The event will be held Sept. 18-19, at the Álvares […]