"On May 16, a trial begins against Marco Javier Morantes Pico, the guard who twenty-three years ago received journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima in La Modelo prison in Bogota, Colombia. That was the starting point for her subsequent kidnapping, torture, and sexual violence in retaliation for her journalistic work. Although the crime happened more than two […]
"El Faro is 25 years old. The road has been intense and full of challenges, which have led us to evolve, to mature our editorial processes and also to find our own voice in journalism. In a quarter of a century, El Faro has become one of the most dynamic and recognized representatives of Latin […]
"The US Supreme Court on Thursday [May 11] ruled against a group of Puerto Rico journalists who were seeking documents from the island’s financial oversight board, saying that the board is protected from such information requests by sovereign immunity. The case, ‘Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo,’ asked […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the intensification of 'repression' by the Daniel Ortega regime against the media in Nicaragua on Thursday [May 11]. The regime's actions have resulted in the detention of three journalists since last April in the Central American country. In a statement, the organization, based in Miami, urged the international community […]
"Journalist Gerardo Torres Rentería was shot to death by a group of armed men on the night of May 11, 2023, inside his private home located on 2nd Street in the Icacos neighborhood, a few meters from Avenida Costera Miguel Áleman and the main entrance of the facilities of the Eighth Naval Region in Acapulco, […]
"The alliance that the Gabo Foundation and Google News Initiative (GNI) established in 2019 is being extended in 2023 with the Red Antena [Anttena Network], a project focused on strengthening skills and providing tools to those responsible for digital native media in Latin America. (...) Among the topics to be addressed in these activities will […]
"We reject and regret the murder of Luis Gabriel Pereira, journalist and director of the digital news outlet Notiorense, in Ciénaga de Oro, Córdoba [Colombia]. The crime took place on the afternoon of May 9, in the Julio Manzur neighborhood. Two men on a motorcycle shot the journalist. Luis Gabriel Pereira, 25, had only been […]
"Almost eight years after the crime, relatives of Mexican photojournalist Rubén Espinosa and the other four women murdered in what is known as the Narvarte Case demanded progress from the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City, especially in determining the motive and identifying the masterminds. At a press conference held at the Mexico City Human […]
"The organization Espacio Público denounced this May 3 that in 'at least' 13 states of Venezuela there are no news outlets with an independent editorial line. 'Using direct and indirect means, the Government has reduced the already depressed Venezuelan media ecosystem. Today there are 13 states that do not have access to news outlets with […]
"Journalists from The Intercept will have to testify today [May 9] before the São Paulo Civil Police in an investigation carried out at the request of the Universal Church of Edir Macedo. 'The Church of Mr. Edir is furious that our story revealed secret documents indicating a possible money-laundering operation that, in just five years, […]