“The Gabo Foundation expresses its deepest sorrow over the death of Jean-François Fogel, renowned French journalist, media advisor and essayist. He served as a member of the Board of Directors, was president of the Governing Council and was teacher of the institution founded by Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Gabriel García Márquez to promote quality […]
“Authorities in Ecuador are investigating small explosives sent to journalists at several media outlets, one of which detonated but did not injure anyone, and they said Tuesday [March 21] they have a suspect. The suspect is not being identified so as not to hinder the continuing investigation, Interior Minister Juan Zapata said, and he didn’t […]
"Guatemalan community journalist, Eduardo Fernando Mendizabal Gálvez, was murdered on the outskirts of Guatemala City this Saturday [March 18], according to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Mendizabal Gálvez died in a hospital after being attacked with a firearm while driving in his vehicle in the municipality of Villa Canales, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, according […]
"Denationalized Nicaraguan journalist Wilfredo Miranda, winner of the 2018 King of Spain Ibero-American Journalism Prize, denounced this Thursday [Mar. 16] that his country's authorities had ordered his three bank accounts be blocked in Nicaragua. Miranda, a contributor to the Spanish newspaper El País, reporter for the Nicaraguan news portal Divergentes and who resides outside Nicaragua, is […]
"On Monday morning, March 20, 2023, journalist Lenin Artieda was the victim of an attack with explosives. It was learned that a sealed envelope arrived on Thursday, March 16 at the Ecuavisa television station's facilities. On Monday, the journalist proceeded to open and extract the content of the envelope. Inside the envelope, there was an […]
"The release of a message, as a form of protection for a woman journalist who felt threatened, is about to be judged in the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP). In the month of women's struggle, the case of journalist Juliana Dal Piva deserves attention. After receiving a message from the Bolsonaro family's lawyer, Frederick […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) issued an alert on a bill filed in Peru that would establish mandatory membership and certification for journalists. The initiative, presented by Congresswoman Noelia Herrera, of the extreme right-wing Renovación Popular party, establishes as a mandatory requirement to practice journalism a bachelor's degree in communications or membership in the […]
"The Senate of the Republic [of Mexico] unanimously approved this Wed. [March 15] a reform to eliminate the Law on Press Offenses, which had been active since 1917. The law encouraged censorship and threats to journalists from the political power. The discussion to abolish this law had been frozen in the Senate for two and […]
"Since 2013, the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE, by its Spanish acronym) has held an annual workshop whose main goal is to train organizations and journalists from Latin America on internet and human rights issues. This year, in partnership with the Karisma Foundation of Colombia, and Article 19 […]
"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) and 20 other civil society organizations published, this Wednesday [March 15, 2023], a collective statement expressing their concern over six legal cases filed against reporter Schirlei Alves, from Santa Catarina [Brazil]. The perpetrators of these actions are a judge, a prosecutor and a lawyer. […]