"Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín turned 69 on Tuesday, with his son, Ramón Zamora, saying his father has spent the last four birthdays in 'arbitrary' detention. The founder and former editor of the newspaper El Periódico was arrested in July 2022 and has been held in pretrial detention ever since, with the exception of […]
"Representatives of former ABC Color newspaper editor Aldo Zuccolillo told the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Tuesday [Aug. 19] that the Paraguayan state violated his right to freedom of expression and thought as a result of a criminal conviction for offenses against honor. The case before the court concerns Paraguay’s alleged international responsibility for […]
An episode of violence against the press was reported on Thursday [Aug. 14] during a protest led by municipal officials in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Radio Concierto network reporter Héctor Maciel was assaulted while covering officials demanding payment for back wages, according to the media outlet Última Hora. According to local reports, a group of […]
"The Human Rights Committee of the Vente Venezuela party reported on Saturday [Aug. 16] the declining health of journalist Víctor Ugas, who has been detained since the disputed re-election of Nicolás Maduro in August 2024. The Voluntad Popular party warned last July that the journalist needed urgent medical attention, after suffering from fever for almost […]
"A Mexican judge sentenced two drug trafficking hitmen who attempted to assassinate renowned journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva in December 2022 to eleven years in prison, the Attorney General's Office reported Monday [Aug. 18]. To date, eleven people have been sentenced to various prison terms for this attack, which—according to one of the defendants—was ordered by […]
"The Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice set a key precedent in the investigation and prosecution of crimes against journalists in Colombia, upholding the 58-year prison sentence against Yean Arlex Buenaventura Barreto, identified as a co-author in the murders of journalist Luis Antonio Peralta Cuéllar and his wife, Sofía Quintero, which occurred […]
"Geovanna Edith Ramírez Morales, a radio and television host, was murdered in the municipality of Silao, Guanajuato, the State Attorney General's Office reported. Last Sunday, Aug. 10, the Silao Public Security Secretariat received a report about the discovery of a body in the La Estrella neighborhood. It was later confirmed that it was the radio […]
"In a ruling that could set a precedent for freedom of expression and the right to information, administrative litigation judge Adriana Tettamanti ordered attorney Alday to pay $4 million to journalist Sebastián Saharrea for libel. [...] The judge emphasized that the case 'is closely linked to freedom of expression and the right to information,' but […]
"On Thursday [Aug. 15], the federal prosecutor for San Isidro, Fernando Domínguez, charged President Javier Milei; Lilia Lemoine, a national representative for La Libertad Avanza (LLA); and other pro-government figures—from officials to Twitter users—in the case pitting journalist Julia Mengolini against the head of state. The case file—titled 'Milei, Javier, and others regarding threats, public […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned and expressed concern over today’s ruling against the newspaper Vanguardia of Saltillo. The organization warned that the decision sets a regressive legal precedent for press freedom in Mexico. The Eighth Circuit Collegiate Civil Court of Coahuila rejected the injunction (amparo) filed by Grupo Vanguardia against the December 9, 2024 ruling […]
"On Tuesday, Aug. 12, the area surrounding the Constitutional Court in Quito was filled with protesters and public officials carrying signs exposing the Court's judges and blaming them for the country's insecurity. The march was organized at the request of President Daniel Noboa. During the day, at least four journalists were physically attacked, some of […]
"The Michoacán State Attorney General's Office announced the arrest of the alleged murderer of journalist Armando Linares López, who was killed in March 2022. The suspect, identified as Magdiel 'N,' was apprehended as a result of an operational action in the municipality of Zitácuaro, where the journalist was killed. The prosecutor indicated that the alleged […]