"On Aug. 2, the Superior Criminal Court of Florencia, [department of] Caquetá, confirmed the acquittal of a person linked to the murder of journalist Luis Peralta and his wife, Sofía Quintero. This decision stems from the unjustified delays and ineffectiveness of the Attorney General's Office, which, despite having various pieces of evidence, failed to structure […]
"Nicaraguan Alex Mena, who came to the United States at the age of 11, became this Monday [Aug. 14] the first immigrant CEO of two of Florida's leading newspapers, The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald, the latter in Spanish, both dailies reported. 'Today is the day when somebody’s immigrant American Dream comes true. And […]
"Daniela Valdez, a journalist from Sucre [Bolivia], suffered beatings to her face, attempted strangulation, death threats, theft of a wedding ring and her work equipment when she was attacked by a mob while she was recording the detention of officials in a municipal office. As a result of the aggression and injuries to her face, […]
The team of the independent news outlet Reportar Sin Miedo, from Honduras, denounced on Aug. 11 that they have been victims of attacks and threats on social media after the publication of the series of stories "Los Secretos de Próspera," which exposes information about Honduras' project of special administrative divisions known as ZEDE [Employment and […]
"Guatemala's National Civil Police (PNC, by its acronym in Spanish) has reported that two journalists were killed on Friday night [Aug. 11] in the department of Retalhuleu [Guatemala] after being attacked with firearms, according to the Guatemalan newspaper La Hora. A preliminary police report revealed that the two journalists were on their way home, located […]
"Authorities of the municipality of Barrancas (Guajira, Colombia) are investigating threats against five media workers, which would be linked to political debate, according to what was mentioned on a flyer in the name of 'Our armed organization of La Guajira for the good of the citizens.' The threatened journalists are Bonato Solano, Astor Alarcón Fonseca, […]
The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, by its Spanish acronym) denounced this Thursday [Aug. 10] the criminalization of the journalistic profession by the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, actions considered 'one more step towards the consolidation of a police and dictatorial state.' 'In a deliberate and irresponsible act, the president accuses three journalists: Bryan […]
"The sixth edition of the Atlas da Notícia, the census carried out by Projor to map the presence of local journalism in Brazil, showed a game change regarding occupying news deserts in the country. For the first time since the survey began in 2017, the number of municipalities considered deserts is lower than the number […]
"Fernando Villavicencio has been murdered. The presidential candidate for the Construye movement and former Assemblyman was the victim of a hired assassination on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 9, 2023, while participating in a political rally in the coliseum, located at the intersection of Gaspar de Villaroel and Amazonas avenues, north center of Quito. When he was […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over two legislative actions being promoted by the provincial governments of Salta and La Rioja, in Argentina. In one case, it would punish the dissemination of false news and, in the other, it would promote a constitutional reform that could affect freedom of expression and freedom of […]
"A court condemned an attack on freedom of the press. It was in Villarrica, where the first oral and public trial was held in Paraguay on intimidations aimed at silencing journalists. This Thursday [Aug. 3], a court of first instance in this city sentenced the Spanish citizen, Alex Castro García, to two years in prison […]
"Honduran journalist and former deputy candidate in her country, Kenia Lili González Sánchez, was expelled from Nicaragua on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 for 'defending' Catholic priests persecuted in Nicaragua, as she had denounced in a video posted on her social media. According to the journalist, when she was 'about12-18 miles from Managua,' agents in patrol […]