“After two years and nine months of legal proceedings, justice is finally being served for journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez Hernández. The judge presiding over the case issued a guilty verdict against Jesús N. and Francisco N., accused of aggravated intentional homicide, said the victim’s daughter, Diana Luisa Ramírez, indicating that the motive for the crime […]
“Traditional media outlets in Venezuela that have been censored for years are daring to take a new direction following Nicolás Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces in early January. After years of harsh repression, television channels and social media accounts have begun to include the voices of opposition figures and relatives of political prisoners in their […]
"The Caribbean media landscape has suffered another blow with the announcement of the closure of a second newspaper in a matter of weeks. Stabroek News, one of Guyana’s daily newspapers founded in the 1960s, has announced it has taken the 'extraordinarily difficult and painful' decision to cease printing from March 15, 2026. The development follows […]
"Argentina's National Communications Agency (ENACOM, for its Spanish acronym), the telecommunications regulatory body currently under government intervention, repealed the Competitive Fund for Audiovisual Media (FOMECA). This fund was intended to finance productions, strengthen management, and improve the infrastructure of community, cooperative, and Indigenous media outlets. [...] The government resolution replaces FOMECA with the creation of […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) officially opens the call for entries for its 2026 Awards for Journalistic Excellence, recognizing outstanding work produced by media outlets and journalists from the Americas and Spain. [..] The competition is open to content published in Spanish, English, or Portuguese between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026, in […]
"The Foundation for Press Freedom [FLIP, by its Spanish acronym] is alerting the public of a serious escalation of intimidation against Dubán García, director of the Al Día Noticias newscast, and Hamilton Obando, cameraman and producer for the same media outlet in Mocoa, [in the Colombian department of] Putumayo. In recent days, a plot to […]
"The Bolivian government condemned on Sunday [Feb. 15] the attack suffered by a journalist in the city of El Alto, the country's second most populous city, and assured that the incident, which was denounced by the main press associations, will not go unpunished. [...] After covering a campaign event for the regional elections in a […]
"On the sixth anniversary of the killing of Brazilian journalist Lourenço 'Léo' Veras, the Institute for Environmental Law and Economics (Instituto de Derecho y Economía Ambiental – IDEA) and Media Defence have submitted a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), concerning the responsibility of the Paraguayan State in relation to his death […]
"Judge José Morales of the Second Criminal Court ordered the release of journalist José Rubén Zamora, who had spent more than 1,295 days in pretrial detention in connection with two criminal cases brought by the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI, for its Spanish acronym). With this decision, Zamora will face both cases under house […]
"On Feb. 10, 2026, the administration of the mayor of Miraflores, Carlos Canales, issued a statement accusing the journalistic team of the news program La Encerrona of having committed cybercrimes, after reporting that a link was published on the website of said municipality that exposed personal data of more than 60,000 residents of the district. […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses its deep concern over guidelines issued by the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador (FF.AA.) for the coordination, accreditation, and management of media outlets and journalists at institutional events. The organization believes these measures establish a system of control, evaluation, and exclusion that amounts to prior […]
“The government of Javier Milei seeks to repeal the Journalist Statute, a key law for the protection of labor and professional rights. According to the Buenos Aires Press Union, attacks against journalists increased by 66% during 2025. The repeal bill is part of the labor reform promoted by the ruling party, La Libertad Avanza. The […]