"A survey that addresses the situation of women press workers, both communicators and journalists, indicates, according to preliminary data, that 60% say that they have been victims of sexual harassment at some point in their career. A total of 22.9% answered that they may have suffered sexual harassment and 17.1% answered that they had not. […]
"The Association of Journalists of La Paz (APLP, by its Spanish acronym) reported on Nov. 24, based on data collected by the Observatory of Human Rights Defenders UNITAS, that there were 167 violations of press freedom in the country so far this year, which exceeds the 73 recorded in all of 2021. Among the transgressions […]
"Faced with the exponential growth of aggressions and threats to journalists covering anti-democratic demonstrations [protesting the results of the past presidential elections in Brazil] throughout the country, national press entities have called on local authorities to demand more security and investigate who's behind the attacks. The petitions were signed by Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative […]
"A journalist and director of a local television channel was killed by gunmen in southern Colombia, the Colombian Attorney General's Office said Tues. Nov. 29). 'The Attorney General's Office learned of the death of journalist and social leader Wilder Alfredo Córdoba in the municipality of La Unión, Nariño,' they said on social media. Authorities of […]
"Rio de Janeiro will host the first edition of the Community Journalism Conference that will take place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 for invited journalists. About 20 journalists from the favelas of Rio, Bahia and Espírito Santo will discuss the new directions of community journalism, participate in activities and watch panels on media sustainability, […]
"In the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women [Nov. 25], the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) warns about the persistence of structural obstacles and discriminatory practices that limit the exercise of women's right to freedom of […]
"Journalist Francisco Hernández Elvira, leader of the Journalists Club of the municipality of Isla, state of Veracruz, was found alive and beaten early Wed. morning [Nov. 23], after being reported missing on Nov. 20. The State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists (CEAPP, by its Spanish acronym) said the journalist is safe and […]
"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its Spanish acronym) fears for reporters in that country and has already taken preventive measures. For this reason, a group of 10 journalists left El Salvador to continue investigating gang-related issues, without suffering reprisals or future criminal charges. The law that punishes with 15 years in […]
"Journalist and broadcaster Pedro Pablo Kumul was murdered on Mon. Nov. 21 in El Castillo, a town in Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz [Mexico], as confirmed by the news website where he worked, AX Noticias. The murder of the reporter adds to 16 other homicides counted by Article 19, an organization that defends press […]
"Journalists from the department of Santa Cruz, in Bolivia, gathered on Nov. 18 in front of Police Headquarters to condemn attacks by riot police against press workers while covering a civic strike that began on Oct. 22 in this region. A total of 20 cases of aggression against reporters from private and state media were […]
"Around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, an unidentified man shot multiple times at the headquarters of privately owned news website Rondoniaovivo in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia’s capital, according to several news reports, the outlet’s news director Ivan Frazão, and owner Paulo Andreoli, who spoke to CPJ in separate phone interviews. The shots hit and […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) disapproves the conviction of the editor and a journalist of the Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color, considering that it violates Inter-American principles on freedom of the press. The organization warned of the possible chilling effect of the ruling on investigative journalism. ABC Color editor Natalia Zuccolillo and journalist Juan Carlos […]