"In the face of the convulsive panorama that plagues the region, the April-June quarterly analysis highlights the different pronouncements and initiatives of international bodies and local organizations, media and networks that seek to resist the closure of civic spaces [and] the incessant attempts to dismantle democracies. And, therefore, [it highlights as well] the resilience in […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned another attack by the Nicaraguan regime against journalism, after learning of the banishment of journalist Marcos Medina and his family, who were prevented from entering the country. Medina, director of the digital news outlet Fuentes Confiables [Trustworthy sources], was visiting Florida, United States, on a family medical matter. […]
"For 6 months now the National Protection Unit (UNP, by its Spanish acronym) has been denying access to information to the family of journalist Rafael Moreno, murdered in October last year in Montelíbano, Córdoba [Colombia]. The family seeks access to the documents of the individual protection process and risk assessment, as well as the implementation […]
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued Resolution 42/2023 on July 24, 2023, by which it granted precautionary measures in favor of Peruvian Gustavo Andrés Gorriti Ellenbogen, after identifying that he is in a situation of risk of irreparable harm to his rights. According to the requesting party, Gustavo Gorriti is the director of […]
"Haitian journalist, Blondine Tanis, was released on Sunday night [July 30], following the payment of a ransom to the individuals who kidnapped her. After her release, Tanis was taken to a hospital. She was beaten by her captors to force her relatives to pay, according to local media. The co-host of the program "Tribune Matinale […]
"Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín completed one year in prison this Saturday [July 29] since his arrest on July 29, 2022, only five days after voicing strong criticism of corruption allegations against the government of president Alejandro Giammattei. 'It has been an extremely difficult and complicated year, but we know that my father is […]
"Haitian law enforcement must thoroughly investigate the July 23 arson attack on independent local station Radio Antarctique and ensure that journalists can work without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Around 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, about 50 heavily armed men with assault-style rifles attacked the town of Liancourt in […]
"Sports journalist Max Martínez narrowly escaped death after being attacked with a knife by a group of scarlet fans [of the América de Cali team] who mistook him for a Nacional team fan. The journalist, who works for the radio program El Corrillo de Mao, was wounded near the neck and in the back." […]
"Independent journalist Gabriela Ramos Carbajal was wounded with five pellets fired by the police in the face and body during the recent protest on Abancay Avenue, in downtown Lima [Peru]. In view of this fact, the Public Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation against the Peruvian National Police [PNP] for the alleged crime of minor injuries […]
"The University Observatory of Human Rights of the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas [in El Salvador] (OUDH, by its Spanish acronym) shared its annual report on freedom of the press and access to public information for the year 2022. It warns of patterns of attacks on journalists and setbacks in the exercise of journalism, access […]