"The [television] network Unitel reported last Sun. Jan. 1, that, for a second time since the outbreak of social unrest in Santa Cruz [Bolivia], one of its journalists teams was attacked by police officers. Two days earlier, the National Press Association (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) issued a statement in which it demanded that the […]
"A new shooting attack at the offices of Televisión Litoral in the city of Rosario, Argentina -the second attack in two weeks- was condemned on Dec. 29, 2022 by the main news organizations in the country. This happened in the context of an environment of insecurity related to drug trafficking that affects the city. 'This […]
"Ruben Villar, alias 'Colombia,' who is a suspect in the double murder of Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips, was arrested again by the Federal Police on Tues. Dec. 20. He was considered a fugitive by the Federal Court because he failed to comply with the conditions imposed by the granting of […]
"An increase in environmental crimes poses significant risks to the Amazon Region. Wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, unsustainable fishing, and the expansion of mining and agricultural activities are some of the issues threatening the Amazon ecosystem, and the Indigenous peoples and local communities it is home to. Journalists, independent news outlets, and environmental defenders, already constrained […]
"Ricardo Carvajal Salazar denounced having been the victim of a 'warning,' after the advertising office he owns was shot at with high-powered weapons in the early hours of Dec. 19. This was made known by the NGO, Article 19, which reported the facts through social media. Due to the fact that the shots were fired outside […]
"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, by its Spanish acronym) registered more than 100 aggressions against the press between January and mid-November of this year, according to data from its Monitoring Center to which the EFE news agency had access. The report indicates that up to Nov. 20 there were 107 aggressions, with 44 […]
"Mexican] journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva denounced on Dec. 15 that two armed men made an attempt on his life outside his home. 'At 11:10 pm, 200 meters [650 feet] from my house, two people on a motorcycle shot at me, apparently with the clear intention of killing me. I was saved by the armor of […]
"Attacks on media outlets in Peru this week were planned 'against freedom of expression' and seek to 'breed terror', at a time when the South American country is facing a severe political crisis, local journalists told Voice of America. The Peruvian Press Council (CPP, by its Spanish acronym) compiled the facts in a detailed report […]
"Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, warned that the attack against journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva may have been perpetrated by opposition groups seeking to harm his administration. In his usual daily press conference, López Obrador pointed out that the attack against the journalist could have something to do with the 'transformation process' that his administration […]
"The celebration of the Argentine national team after winning the World Cup left historic images, such as Kun Agüero carrying Messi and his coveted cup on his shoulders. Just like Roberto Cejas did with Maradona in 1986. The celebrations continued in the locker room and did not stop in the mixed zone (where journalists are) […]
"A journalist was shot dead on Sun. Dec. 18 in Haiti, a country that this year has already recorded a total of nine murders of press professionals, in addition to several cases of aggressions during the performance of their duties, and abuses by the authorities. Francklin Tamar, 38 years old, was shot by individuals traveling […]
"2022 has been the most violent year for the press in Latin America and the Caribbean for the last two decades. During the last eleven months, at least 37 journalists have been murdered in connection with their work. Additionally, dozens of journalists have been exiled, imprisoned; hundreds of journalists are still missing, while dozens of […]