"Supreme Federal Court (STF, for its Portuguese acronym) Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the dismissal of a criminal complaint that sought the opening of an investigation against former Superior Electoral Court (TSE) advisor Eduardo Tagliaferro and bloggers David Ágape and Eli Vieira, linked to the leaking of messages from auxiliary judges of Moraes at the […]
"The independent journalist and activist Yoani Sánchez, director of the digital media 14ymedio, was arrested this Wednesday [Jan. 28] in the streets of Havana by State Security agents, in an attempt to prevent her from attending a diplomatic reception organized by the U.S. chief of mission in Cuba, Mike Hammer. According to the report published […]
"For decades, Costa Rica was held up as Central America’s democratic exception: a country without an army, with strong democratic institutions and a press able to scrutinize those in power without facing systematic retaliation. That reputation is now being tested as Costa Rica heads into presidential elections that will culminate in a first round on […]
“Independent journalist Henry Constantin Ferreiro, head of the online news outlet La Hora de Cuba, posted a message on Facebook after his release on Monday [Jan. 26], following his arrest for the third time in January 2026, along with fellow journalist Alejandra García. Both were detained by State Security and released hours later. “ ‘My […]
When Camila León, an assembly member from the National Democratic Action (ADN for its initials in Spanish), introduced a bill to reform Article 396 of the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP), she said: “Without a free press, there is no democracy.” Article 396 states that anyone who uses violent, aggressive or hostile expressions on social […]
"The struggle to maintain independent reporting now falls largely on those outside the island. Through conversations with four exiled journalists, a picture emerges of a movement that is physically displaced but editorially undeterred. It is worth noting that there are still journalists in Cuba doing independent journalism despite their government’s repression. [...] There has been […]
"A specialized criminal court judge sentenced members of the self-proclaimed Central Command (Coce, for its Spanish acronym) of the ELN (National Liberation Army) and two other leaders of that guerrilla group for the abductions of seven journalists and two media workers that occurred in the Catatumbo region, in Norte de Santander, between 2016 and 2017. […]
"Journalist Ernesto Martínez was attacked and threatened by agents of the Sinaloa State Public Security Secretariat [Mexico] while attempting to cover a story […] on Jan. 19. According to the organization Article 19 […], Martínez arrived at the Culiacán–Mazatlán highway to report on a confrontation between officers and civilians in which one person died. When […]
"Venezuela’s National Union of Press Workers (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) confirmed on Sunday, Jan. 25, the release of journalism student Juan Francisco Alvarado, who had been detained for more than 10 months after being accused of the crime of inciting hatred. […] Alvarado was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 22, to 15 years in […]
"The Venezuelan judicial system issued a sentence on Nov. 11, 2025, against Juan Francisco Alvarado, a 31-year-old social communication student. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish acronym) denounced the case, stating that the process lacked evidence and due process guarantees and that the case became an example of the criminalization of […]
"A Transitional Presidential Council (CPT, for its French acronym) decree establishing jail time and fines for Haitian journalists and digital media distributors has set off alarm bells across the country and abroad. Advocates for an open press and freedom of expression warn the directive opens the door to expanded state control over speech — all […]
"Instagram and TikTok have become the main gateway to information for young Latin Americans, who now get their news in a fragmented way through memes, short videos, and content defined by algorithms, according to a study published in Bogotá this Wednesday [Jan. 21]. [...] The study reveals an accelerated transformation in young people's news consumption […]