"On Feb. 18, members of the newspaper Proclama del Pacífico were intercepted, threatened and forced to suspend distribution of their paper in northern Cauca. The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its Spanish initials) condemns and denounces this act, which constitutes a violent act of censorship that restricts the public's right to receive information and […]
"Reporter Leonardo Martínez Peralta —displaced for four years— denounced that the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists has ignored his request to change his refuge, even though the place has been broken into and robbed on at least three occasions. He recounted that in March 2025, thieves broke into the house provided by […]
"A podcast about the meaning of death, another about the fires in Portugal, an investigation into migrants drowning on their way to the US and a photograph of the DANA storm have won the King of Spain International Journalism Awards, along with the Honduran magazine 'Contracultura' and the Brazilian organization Aos Fatos, which successfully removed […]
"The last two journalists detained in Venezuela were released on Thursday [Feb. 26], one week after the enactment of the Amnesty Law, the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish initials) reported. Jonathan Carrillo, imprisoned since July 2022, was released with precautionary measures, while Pedro Urribarri, detained since May 2025, was granted complete […]
"The Alliance for Freedom of Expression (APLEX, for its Spanish initials) in Venezuela demanded on Wednesday [Feb. 25] the lifting of the digital blockade on media outlets and an end to persecution, among other actions to 'restore freedom of expression and communication' in the country, which is experiencing a new political crisis following the arrest […]
"Organizations linked to journalism repudiated, in a statement this Wednesday (Feb. 24), an episode of violence suffered by journalist Manuela Borges, from the ICL Notícias Portal, in the Green Room of the Chamber of Deputies, in Brasília, on Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 23). The organizations considered the episode 'unacceptable and absurd' and pointed out that there […]
“In several parts of Havana, journalists and activists reported that State Security agents prevented them from leaving their homes on Feb. 24, the 30th anniversary of the downing of the Hermanos al Rescate planes. Journalist Camila Acosta shared on social media a photo of a man stationed near her home. 'This is the repressor on […]
"In Anzoátegui, journalist Marifel Guzmán was released [on Feb. 24]. She had been held in the cells of the Bolivarian National Police headquarters in that state since Feb. 7, 2025, according to the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish initials). [...] Guzmán was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime […]
"Several members of the Indigenous Guard surrounded and pushed journalist Carlos Ayala Orozco while he was recording a political event with his cell phone in the Plaza de Los Libertadores in Villacencio. During the scuffle, the journalist fell to the ground before other people intervened to separate them. The incident occurred during a rally organized […]
Columbia Journalism School in New York City is accepting nominations for the 2026 Maria Moors Cabot Prizes, founded in 1938 to recognize journalists and news organizations that have contributed to Inter-American understanding. The deadline is March 12, 2026. Read more information
"Haitian journalist Jocelyn Justin is going through a particularly difficult time after undergoing surgery on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Havana, Cuba. Shot more than a year earlier in Port-au-Prince, he underwent the procedure at the Cira García Central Clinic in the Cuban capital, thanks to delayed funding from the Haitian government estimated at $4,600. […]
"The violence that spread across 20 Mexican states following the killing of [alleged criminal leader] Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' also reached members of the press. According to Article 19, at least eight attacks against journalists were documented Sunday [Feb. 22] amid a wave of roadblocks and other criminal acts. In posts on […]