Two days after the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. authorities, the Venezuelan National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its acronym in Spanish) warned that a democratic transition in Venezuela is impossible while political persecution, censorship, arbitrary detentions and the systematic violation of fundamental rights persist. In a statement released on Jan. […]
“[…] The Veracruz State Attorney General’s Office [in Mexico] announced that it dropped the terrorism charges against journalist Rafael León Segovia, who was arrested on Dec. 24 in the municipality of Coatzacoalcos. […] According to the Veracruz Attorney General’s Office, the arrest was carried out in compliance with a court order issued after an investigation […]
"A Peruvian journalist who was recently shot by hitmen died this Friday [Dec. 26] in a hospital in Lima, a press guild reported, bringing to four the number of reporters killed by organized crime this year in the South American country. Mitzar Castillejos, 34, was shot on Dec. 12 as he left his home in […]
"Journalist Anthony Rumiche of the news outlet Prensa Callao TV was the target of an attack on the night of Friday, Dec. 19. Security cameras captured the scene. The attacker fired at point-blank range and fled while two motorcycles moved slowly, seemingly surveying the area. Minutes later, the car alarm and the sound of the […]
"A contributor to the digital outlet La Patilla, Rory Branker, 43, was arrested on Feb. 20, 2025, in Caracas by officers of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN, for its initials in Spanish) as he was leaving his home. He spent 206 days incommunicado before his family was finally allowed to see him in a holding cell of the […]
"UNESCO Member States may nominate candidates in consultation with their National Commissions. In addition, international and regional professional non-governmental organizations working in the field of journalism and press freedom may submit up to three candidates for the Prize. This prestigious annual award recognizes a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to […]
"Armando Escárcega Valdéz, also known as 'El Patrón,' acknowledged to federal court authorities that he led a criminal cell responsible for the attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, which was carried out on the orders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG, for its Spanish acronym). The admission of guilt came as part of an […]
“Chilevisión correspondent Roberto Cox said Dec. 16 that he was detained for six hours by Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency at a border outpost. The incident occurred after an episode at the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge, which connects Cúcuta, Colombia, with Ureña, Venezuela. Cox described what happened in a post on Instagram. ‘Six hours […]
“Journalist Jorge Agustín Zapeta Aguilar, 56, was found dead Tuesday afternoon in San Pablo Jocopilas, in Guatemala’s Suchitepéquez department, days after he was reported missing. Local media said his body was found along the road leading to the El Aguacatal area of the municipality, on the roadside near a coffee plantation. In a statement, the […]
“Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González signed a polemic bill on Sunday [Dec. 14] that critics say is a blow to democracy and will make it more difficult to access public information in a U.S. territory long known for its lack of government transparency. González said the bill amends an existing law to provide more defined […]
"Mexico is moving towards a model of legalized censorship in which judges, prosecutors, and administrative authorities are used to silence the press, warned Leopoldo Maldonado, regional director of Article 19 for Mexico and Central America, during the presentation of the book 'Cállense: los nuevos rostros de la censura" (Shut Up: The New Faces of Censorship), […]
"Violent attacks and threats waged by a coalition of militarized gangs are among the many risks Haitian journalists face to report the news amid intensifying insecurity in the country’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Yet as a rotating cast of transitional leaders hope to restore order across the Caribbean nation, journalists say a lack of transparency and hostility […]