"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 […]
"Late Thursday [Dec. 15] evening, two unidentified attackers on a motorcycle shot at Ciro Gómez Leyva while he was driving near his Mexico City home and then fled the scene, according to news reports and tweets by the journalist shortly after the attack. Gómez Leyva, a well-known TV journalist who hosts the Por la Mañana morning radio show on Grupo Fórmula and […]
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE, for its acronym in Portuguese) has opened a probe to investigate the alleged leak of information to a Brazilian journalist who has covered the ministry's work at the United Nations for at least 20 years. Diplomats received an instruction from the MRE inquiring about their relations with UOL columnist […]
"Dina Meza, a journalist and human rights defender from Honduras, has been the victim of harassment, surveillance, persecution and threats for several weeks. Yesterday, Dec. 9, the journalist published on Facebook about members of the police stalking her from a van and monitoring her movements in the city of Tegucigalpa. On previous occasions, Meza has […]
"The non-governmental organizations Article 19 and Fundar urged, on Dec. 12, 2022, the Senate of the Republic to reconsider the bill to reform the General Law of Social Communication of 2018, known as 'Chayote Law,' ['chayote' is type of Mexican squash with a prickly skin] which gives the Government a free hand to spend its […]