"The Salvadoran news outlet FocosTV announced Thursday it is moving its operations to Costa Rica, citing 'repression by a government that seeks to silence critical voices' in El Salvador. The outlet described the move as forced displacement. In a video statement, a representative of FocosTV said the Salvadoran government is using the state of emergency […]
"The Senate [in Paraguay] approved a declaration following recent attacks and threats against journalists, seeking to clarify the cases and identify those responsible. [...] Also, in about 15 days, the bill for the protection of journalists and human rights defenders, drafted by the Paraguayan Journalists' Union (SPP, for its acronym in Spanish) and organizations such […]
"The Paraguayan Journalists' Union (SPP, for its acronym in Spanish) denounced this Tuesday [Sept. 23] that its country 'has not made great efforts' to protect the sector and reported 'more than 100 cases of attacks' against journalists since 2022, the year in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court H.R.) condemned the Paraguayan […]
“Radio Universal, a media outlet based in Ayaviri [Peru], reported that three bullets were found as a threat directed against journalist Dennis Muñoz, director of the news program Chekaq Willakuykuna – Rijchariy Melgarino, one at the main door of the radio station and two at his home during the early hours of the morning. According […]
"Maximiliano Pullaro, governor of Santa Fe [central-eastern Argentina], announced through his communications office that he will not grant interviews or provide answers or information to the local website politicadesantafe.com. This measure sparked concerns in the province of Santa Fe about freedom of the press and diversity of voices. The website pointed out that, unlike the […]
"Under the motto 'We Resist and Exist,' the Network for Diversity in Latin American Journalism (REDIPE, for its acronym in Spanish) announces its 5th Latin American Conference on Diversity in Journalism, which will be held virtually on Thursday, Oct. 9 and Friday, Oct. 10, with some virtual workshops on Saturday, Oct. 11. [...] Registration is […]
"The protest against the Peruvian government and Congress organized by young people and other social groups on Saturday [Sept. 20] in Lima left 12 police officers injured, six attacks on journalists, as reported by the National Association of Journalists (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish), and more than a dozen protesters injured, although there are […]
"Newspaper Expreso and its publishing company, Granasa, publicly denounced an attempt of intimidation by José Julio Neira, current Secretary General of Public Integrity [of Ecuador] and director of several institutions, who on Sept. 17 posted a video on his personal X account linking the media outlet to an alleged tax evasion and money laundering scheme. […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists and Free Press express outrage that journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation back to his native El Salvador after the Board of Immigration Appeals on Friday re-opened his 13-year-old immigration case, declining to release him on bond. [...] Guevara—an Emmy-winning, Spanish-language reporter who covers immigration— has been in law enforcement […]
"The United States has demanded that the Nicaraguan government, headed by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, provide proof of life for 62-year-old Nicaraguan journalist Leo Catalino Cárcamo Herrera, who was arrested on Nov. 23, 2024, by the National Police of León. According to the State Department office, the Nicaraguan journalist's whereabouts 'remain unknown after the […]
"Speaking with ABC Cardinal this Friday, Commissioner Ramón Morales, deputy commander of the National Police, spoke about the immediate measures the police are taking following the shooting of journalist Carlos Benítez's home in Lambaré [Paraguay] last night [Sept. 18]. This was the second such attack against a journalist this week in the city. Unknown individuals […]
"Founded in 2011, Pictures of the Year Latin America, or POY Latam, is a biennial documentary and artistic photography contest in Ibero-America. It was created with the support of the Missouri School of Journalism Pictures of the Year International (POY), a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. This year, Associated Press photographer Rodrigo […]