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Grupo Extra from Costa Rica closes newspaper, radio and TV channel operations

"Grupo Extra, owner of Diario Extra, TV42 and radio América, announced this Wednesday [May 31], at 4:09 p.m., the closure of its operations starting Thursday, June 1. Iary Gómez Quesada, general manager of the company, attributed the closure to the 'lack of economic reactivation of the country,' which caused, he alleged, that they did not […]

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IACHR calls on Mexico to strengthen investigation into Pegasus use

"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression called on the Mexican State to redouble its efforts in the investigations of journalists and human rights defenders [targeted with] the illegitimate use of Pegasus surveillance software. "The State must consider the work of these people in their lines of […]

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Judge censors The Intercept Brasil series on Parental Alienation Law, which separates women from their children

News site The Intercept Brasil faces a controversial court ruling this week that raises concerns about freedom of expression and press freedom in Brazil. Judge Flávia Gonçalves Moraes Bruno, from the 14th Civil Court of the Judicial District of Rio de Janeiro, ordered The Intercept to remove the entire series entitled "Em nome dos pais" […]

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Investigative production company Dromómanos reports being targeted by fraud and starts crowdfunding campaign

The team of the Mexican investigative journalism production company Dromómanos, which covers topics throughout Latin America, denounced having been the victim of a financial fraud on May 3. The case occurred in Mexico, a country with one of the highest rates of cybercrime in Latin America, according to the company. A sum of one million […]

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Peruvian Press Council says independence of Institute of Radio and Television of Peru is at risk

"This Wednesday [May 31], the Peruvian Press Council questioned the appointment of Ninoska Chandia as the new president of the Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP) for her 'professional closeness' with President Dina Boluarte. In a statement, it recalled that State media must have strict independence from the government of the day, since […]

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Colombia: Journalist Camila Zuluaga denounces harassment from president's fans and asks leader to respect the press

"With a broken voice and through a letter addressed to President Gustavo Petro, journalist Camila Zuluaga, from Blu Radio station, denounced this Wednesday [May 31] harassment and pursuit at the hands of fans of the president. According to the communicator, the origin of these types of attacks and intimidation is the president's constant confrontations with […]

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Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office requests 40 years in prison for José Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico

"On Tuesday [May 30], the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI, by its acronym in Spanish) of Guatemala's Public Prosecutor's Office asked for 40 years in prison for journalist José Rubén Zamora, founder of Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, for alleged crimes of money laundering, influence peddling and blackmail. The prosecution's request is for 20 years in […]

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Second Amazonian Summit on Journalism and Climate Change to be held in Ecuador; 60 scholarships available

"The Second Amazonian Summit on Journalism and Climate Change, the most important event in the field of environmental journalism in the country, will be held June 14-16 in [the city of] Puyo [Ecuador]. This edition will be attended by 46 experts and specialists —national and international— from different academic, scientific, journalistic and environmental activist fields. […]

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Open call for master classes of 11th Gabo Festival

"The Gabo Foundation, created by Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, invites you to participate in a wide and varied agenda of master classes to be held during the 11th Gabo Festival. This year, for the second time, the festival will be held in Bogota from June 30 to July 2, 2023. The five in-person classes […]

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Ecuador: TV journalist robbed during interview

"A journalist from channel TC Televisión channel was the victim of a robbery this Monday morning, May 29, in the south of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Reporter José Luis Calderón was with his cameraman conducting an interview with a resident of the Las Acacias sector when a man on a motorcycle intercepted them. During the interview, the […]