"The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, labeled as 'sicarios' (political hitmen) this Mon. Jan. 9 some journalists who 'attacked' Health Minister Joselyn Chacón. This happened in the middle of a controversy surrounding payments Chacón allegedly made to a troll (fictitious social media character). 'The journalists of certain news outlets that have devoted themselves to attacking the […]
“Pedro Vaca, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), condemned this Sat. Jan. 6, the attempted murder of two journalists from the San Martin region [Peru], who were rammed by a van that chased them while carrying out news coverage in the province of Bellavista. Press and Society […]
“The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) and the Association of Educational Journalists (Jeduca) condemn the invasion of the buildings of the National Congress, the Planalto and the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia by criminals this Sun. Jan. 8, 2023. They also condemn the attacks on journalists who were simply […]
"The application form for the second round of the fellowship for young journalists interested in covering key biodiversity issues is now available. The deadline to submit applications for the second round is February 10." Read original call for submissions (in Spanish)
"The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH, by its Spanish acronym) counted more than 300 repressive actions in Cuba in December [2022], in its monthly report on violations committed on the island, which highlights the forced exile of at least a dozen activists and independent journalists. Of 336 repressive actions, 71 corresponded to some form […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) continues to publicly denounce the outrages and aggressions against the men and women of the press during the protests that have been taking place in various parts of Peru against the government of Dina Boluarte and the current administration of the Congress of […]
"Journalists, communication professionals and other interested parties can attend this free and open online course. Chicas Poderosas is organizing the 'Diversities in Command' course, which will be held in March 2023 in both Spanish and Portuguese. Participants can choose to take the classes live or watch them asynchronously. The course will aim to teach journalism, […]
"Upon taking office as Minister of the Department of Social Communication on Tues. aft., Jan. 3, 2023, Paulo Pimenta said that journalists will have complete freedom to act under the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He also announced that he will promote a debate to discuss the role of Brazil's Public Communication […]
"Journalists working or contributing to Latin American media outlets can apply for this virtual training in Spanish. The Thomson Reuters Foundation launches the workshop "Reporting and Communicating on Women's Economic Justice," Jan. 31 to March 9, 2023. Successful candidates will gain tools, knowledge and context for reporting on the intersections between economic and gender justice, […]
"The Congressional Legislative Police passed with a dog through the Green Room of the Chamber of Deputies searching backpacks and purses of journalists 45 minutes before the scheduled start time of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration ceremony. To gain access to Congress, the professionals passed through two metal detectors. The same happened when returning […]
"From Oct. 30, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023, there were 70 cases of physical aggressions, offenses, obstruction of work, digital harassment, among other types of attacks on journalists that were recorded. The monitoring was carried out by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) in partnership with the National Federation of […]
"A journalist in northern Mexico escaped unharmed after a gunman attacked his family’s vehicle in the border state of Sonora in the first reported attempt on a reporter’s life in the country in the new year. Sunday’s attack, on the first day of 2023, came after Mexico suffered its worst year of killings of journalists […]