"The courts have condemned the mayor of Oriximiná (Park, Brazil), Delegado Fonseca, for assaulting a journalist in a public place with a kick and a punch, and damaging the journalist's cell phone as a result. The incident took place in June last year. Judge José Gomes de Araújo Filho handed down the first-degree sentence in […]
"Colombian] journalist Ana Cristina Restrepo asked the mayor of Medellín [Antioquia department, Colombia], Daniel Quintero, to rectify the accusations he made against her during an interview on Blu Radio. He said that Restrepo, who had questioned him about reports of alleged corruption during his administration, had received payments from the Todos Por Medellín citizen watchdog […]
On Sept. 21, human rights organizations Article 19 (Office for Mexico and Central America), Access Now, Luchadoras, and SocialTIC published a press release rejecting a bill that seeks to reform the Mexican Federal Criminal Code regarding the regulation of new technologies. The bill was presented by Senator Olga Sanchez Cordero who says the aim of […]
"Three alleged hitmen are in custody for the murder of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara and a policeman, according to Santos González Yescas, mayor of San Luis Río Colorado, a [Mexican] municipality on the border with the United States. [...] Gutiérrez Vergara was the director of a website, Notiface Prensa Digital de San Luis, which mainly […]
"The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is holding a four-day reporting institute for reporters and editors worldwide who wish to deepen their knowledge of early childhood development and increase their capacity to report ethically and effectively on the youngest children and their caregivers. The reporting institute [...] will be held March 8-11, 2024 at […]
"An armed attack against police officers in [the Mexican state of] Sonora left two people dead, among them journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara, who was with the agents when they were shot. The Sonora Prosecutor's Office said that the attack against the police officers took place early this morning [Sept. 25] in the Aviación neighborhood, in […]
"The increase in cases of judicial harassment against journalists and other attacks on communicators led ten institutions to sign an agreement and a work plan, starting immediately, against violations of press freedom at a national level. Signed this Thursday (Sept. 21) at the headquarters of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI, for its acronym in Portuguese), […]
"The National Association of Press Workers (SNTP, for its acronym in Spanish), reported this Thursday [Sept. 21] that Venezuelan journalist Luis Alejandro Acosta, detained on Sept. 8 in the Yapacana national park, located in the state of Amazonas, was granted conditional release by decision of a court in that border region with Colombia and Brazil. […]
“The Bolivian Ombudsman's Office asked the authorities this Wednesday [Sept. 20] to solve three recent cases of attacks against journalists in the cities of Oruro, La Paz and Santa Cruz and to guarantee freedom of the press and free expression. The Ombudsman's Office indicated that its intervention seeks to ensure that 'the corresponding authorities identify […]
“Local stations Mundo 89 FM and La Voz de los Robles 14.90 AM from the Colombian city of Tuluá, in the department of Valle del Cauca, in the southwestern part of the country, turned off the microphones of their news programs due to the difficult situation of violence that people in Tuluá are experiencing. A […]
"Agência Pública was notified on Monday (Sept. 18) of a preliminary decision imposing censorship on a story about the Speaker of the House and congressman, Arthur Lira. The decision ordering the withdrawal of the story was issued by Judge Alfeu Gonzaga Machado, of the 6th Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of the Federal […]
“A gunman opened fire in the parking lot of Nationwide Radio’s Kingston offices, fortunately hurting nobody. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) unequivocally condemns this cowardly act of violence and calls on the authorities to thoroughly investigate. Nationwide Deputy Executive Editor first reported the attack as a breaking news item on the afternoon of September 8, 2023. […]