"The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice sentenced prosecutor Bibiana Rosa Orozco Bonilla to four years in prison for releasing and closing the case against paramilitary member Alejandro Cárdenas, alias 'JJ,' who confessed to kidnapping and torturing journalist Jineth Bedoya. The prosecutor had been acquitted in a previous instance, but the high court, […]
“The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) of Venezuela requested Monday that a pending amnesty law recognize the persecution of journalists and demanded an 'express' commitment from the state to ‘never again’ use criminal law against the practice of journalism. Parliament is expected to approve the law this week. At a press conference, SNTP General […]
"In recent days, the School of Communication at ORT Uruguay University released the results of a report entitled 'Trust in the media and news avoidance in Uruguay,' the third part of a broader study on news consumption and digital technologies. [...] Nearly 50% of those surveyed trust information from recognized or established media outlets, whether […]
ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America expressed its concern over threats of legal action against Honduran journalist Helen Montoya Aguilera, of the news outlet Reportar Sin Miedo (Report Without Fear), following the publication of an investigation into alleged nepotism and conflicts of interest linked to the political circle of Honduran President Nasry “Tito” Asfura. The […]
"The Union of Journalists of the State of Pará [in Brazil] and the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, by its acronym in Portuguese) publicly condemn the court decisions that censored the reports published by journalist Adriano Wilkson regarding the Municipal Administrative Reform of the Belém City Council […] and the suspicion of overpriced contracts signed […]
"Rory Branker, a journalist at the online news site La Patilla was released on 4 February after 11 months and 15 days of arbitrary detention — yet Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently received information that, the day after his release, the journalist was formally charged with at least five offences and placed under restrictive measures. […]
"Investigative journalist and founder of Epicentro TV, Clara Elvira Ospina, received death threats on social media. On Feb. 4, Ospina reported on X (formerly Twitter) that a user identified as 'Luis Hidalgo W' responded to her posts with threatening messages. 'Your days are numbered, you son of a b****,' were the words the individual used […]
"The organization Article 19 condemned the fact that independent journalist Frida Guerrera has received death threats on her personal Facebook account, starting on Jan. 14, 2026. According to the NGO and as reported by the journalist herself, an unknown individual threatened to harm her, and after she published about it on her own social media, […]
"The Legislative Assembly approved, with 43 votes in favor in the second and final debate, the bill to eliminate prison sentences against journalists, in order to guarantee the free exercise of the profession, by repealing two articles of the Press Law, when the complainants argue crimes against honor such as insults or slander (injurias or […]
"[Sheila] Arias, based in the coastal resort city of Mazatlán, told [the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ] that she had received threats in connection with a Jan. 26 post on her Facebook page about a real estate project in the area currently requesting a permit from the Mexican federal government. Arias reported that she received […]
"Journalist Rory Branker, editor of the digital news outlet La Patilla, was released from prison this Wednesday [Feb. 4] after 11 months and 15 days of arbitrary detention. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its acronym in Spanish) confirmed the news: family members received an official call notifying them of his release in […]
Journalist Álvaro Algarra, a correspondent in Caracas for the German television network DW Spanish, was taken from his home on Wednesday, Feb. 4, by officials dressed in blue. By midday, his family did not know his whereabouts. It was later reported that he had returned home. Read the full article in Spanish.