"The Indigenous journalism manual Poranga Marandúa was launched Monday [Aug. 10] at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasília. The first-of-its-kind resource includes terminology, guidance and principles from the perspective of Indigenous peoples. According to Luciene Kaxinawá, general coordinator of the Brazilian Association of Indigenous Journalists (Abrinjor), the manual is the result of work carried out by […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over a Costa Rican government decree that classifies as state secret a broad range of information related to the Directorate of Intelligence and National Security (DIS), the National Public Security Council, and the Fuerza Élite working group. The hemispheric organization warned that such a broad measure could […]
“The Constitutional Chamber partially upheld a constitutional appeal filed by La Nación and ordered the Ministry of Public Security to provide, within 10 days, the information requested about the detention of two students who were carrying Palestinian flags during the May 8 presidential inauguration. The justices described the Ministry of Public Security's refusal as ‘generic […]
"Bolivian news organizations said they were alarmed by the approval of a second Access to Information bill in the Chamber of Senators that violates congressional procedure, while the first bill from October 2024 is currently being processed in a lower house committee. 'In general, it is obstructionist behavior to interfere with the processing of a […]
"The Court of Appeals of Santiago rejected a constitutional protection lawsuit filed by a former corporate manager against La Izquierda Diario, the National Federation of Holding Heineken CCU Workers' Unions, and Google Chile, which requested the removal and de-indexing of news publications concerning a labor complaint filed years earlier. The court concluded that, in weighing […]
"Amidst a new and severe escalation of verbal attacks against journalists and the media, Javier Milei's government today [April 23] barred accredited journalists from accessing the Casa Rosada. In doing so, it restricted the professional work of some 60 journalists who report daily to the official seat of government. The measure could remain in effect […]
"Despite more than 1,000 people being reported missing every year, according to Puerto Rico police statistics, the agency did not provide complete data on all cases to the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI). As a result, the organization filed a mandamus petition against the police on Monday (April 20) before the Court of First Instance […]
“After failing to produce documents tied to compliance with a memorandum on government transparency measures and the Code of Ethics for Contractors, the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) filed a petition for a writ of mandamus on Monday [January 12], against five public agencies in the San Juan Superior Court. Between October and November 2025, […]
“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 […]
"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 […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists, International Press Institute, and Reporters Without Borders, led a coalition of eight press freedom organizations in a joint statement calling for the rejection of Puerto Rico’s Senate Bill 63, which would severely limit the territory’s constitutional right to access public information, one of the strongest in the United States. If […]
“Venezuelan news outlet El Pitazo said Monday that its website has been offline since Nov. 21 for reasons that remain unknown. In a statement, the outlet said the company that hosts its site — Contabo — reported all its information stored on the server had been deleted and that it did not know how it […]