"Abraji vehemently repudiates death threats against journalist Paula Litaiff, CEO of Revista e Agência Cenarium, from Manaus, [Brazil,] and her family due to articles published on the news portal. In a complaint to the police on Wednesday afternoon , Nov. 13, Litaiff presented prints of threats made in a WhatsApp group of Amazonian journalists who […]
“Guatemalan journalist Quimy de León, co-founder of the independent news agency Prensa Comunitaria who was honored this year with an international award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), said that repression and threats will not make her abandon her work. 'As long as it gives us meaning in life, we will continue to do […]
“The organization Article 19 demanded authorities 'immediately' assist journalist Luis Daniel Nava Jiménez, correspondent of Proceso and El Sur: Periódico de Guerrero, who was approached in a threatening manner and had his cell phone and computer stolen in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico, by armed men in black uniforms. Article 19 demanded the State Unit for the […]
“'We have all your information.' This is part of the message that Colombian journalist Idinael Fernández, who works at Radio Magdalena, received on his cell phone a few days ago. Fernández denounced that he had been threatened by alleged members of the [criminal group] Clan del Golfo. [...] The journalist said that he had received […]
“Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora made a statement Friday, Nov. 15, on the decision of an Appeals Court that revoked his substitute measures of house arrest and ordered him to return to prison within 48 hours, a decision that he questioned because, in his opinion, the arguments used to revoke the previous measures are not […]
"Peruvian journalists Paola Ugaz and Pedro Salinas, who investigated sexual abuse in the Church, denounced this Friday [Nov. 8] at a press conference in Lima that they have been persecuted – through media and the courts – since 2018 by the Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana, the ultraconservative religious organization in Peru that in recent years […]
"We invite two journalists from countries with restricted freedom of press and information to Berlin for a period limited to six months. During their stay, media professionals take time off from their daily obligations to recover from their difficult working conditions and to expand their personal and professional horizons. At the end of the six […]
“In an Oct. 25 resolution, Peru Supreme Court Judge Juan Carlos Checkley ordered the Attorney General’s office to compel [investigative news website] IDL-Reporteros to turn over audio recordings that were part of its 2018 investigation into judicial corruption and to interrogate [Gustavo] Gorriti, its editor in chief. ‘It is appalling that the Peruvian judicial system […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and Google News Initiative (GNI) announced the start of the application period for South American media outlets interested in participating in the Digital Revenue Accelerator. This program is developed by the IAPA with the support of the GNI and has the technical backing of Marktube Group. Up to 20 […]
“The case of La Patilla journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, detained since Aug. 20 in Venezuela, was brought to trial in a hearing on Monday, Nov. 11, and she was sentenced to prison. Guaita was charged with inciting hatred, terrorism and obstruction of a public highway. The information was reported by political leader César Pérez Vivas […]
“Explosives thrown by fans of the soccer team Atlético-MG onto the field of the MRV Arena [in Belo Horizonte, Brazil] hit photojournalists covering Sunday's [Nov. 10] Brazil Cup final. One of the explosives erupted near photographer Nuremberg José Maria just after a goal by the team Flamengo. The photographer suffered three broken fingers, ruptured tendons […]
The EFE news agency and the Secretary of State for International Cooperation, through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID, for its initials in Spanish), opened the call for the King of Spain International Awards for Journalism 2025, which recognize the best works of journalism in Spain and Latin America. Next year will be […]