"The Honduran College of Journalists (CPH, for its initials in Spanish) expressed its rejection of the recent legal action taken by Finance Minister Cristhian Duarte against journalist Dagoberto Rodríguez, after the official filed an appeal against previous court rulings in favor of the journalist. The guild described it as worrisome that, after two unfavorable rulings, […]
"Miguel Henrique Otero, publisher and editor of El Nacional of Venezuela, reiterated this Thursday, June 5, his accusation against the telecommunications company Telefónica for censorship and repression of freedom of expression in Venezuela. Otero, who is in exile, said that both the company and its president collaborated directly with Nicolás Maduro's regime to allow the […]
"The State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic, for its acronym in Portuguese), of the Civil Police of São Paulo, opened an inquiry to investigate journalist Luiz Vassallo, reporter for Metrópoles, after the publication of reports about the assets of Delegate Fábio Pinheiro Lopes, former head of the agency responsible for the investigation. Known as Fábio […]
"The Constitutional Chamber upheld an appeal for protection filed by journalists David Bolaños Acuña, David Chavarría Hernández, and Héctor Guzmán Suárez and the College of Journalists (Colper, for its acronym in Spanish) against the Costa Rican State for violating their freedom of the press and obstructing journalistic work at press conferences held by the Presidency, […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses deep concern over the recent increase in mobile internet fees in Cuba, describing it as an indirect censorship mechanism that deepens the informational isolation of the population and restricts the right to freedom of expression. The new commercial measures, announced by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and implemented […]
“The AFP news agency and Chilean fact-checking outlet Mala Espina on Tuesday launched Comprueba, a collaborative journalism alliance that brings together more than 40 media outlets to fight disinformation ahead of Chile’s general elections on Nov. 16. Comprueba’s goal is to produce articles that debunk falsehoods circulating on social media throughout the electoral process. The […]
"Abraji reported that it contacted Governor Tarcísio de Freitas and the Secretary of Public Security of São Paulo, Guilherme Derrite, by means of an official letter, to repudiate and demand action regarding allegations of restrictions on press freedom during coverage of the eviction of the Moinho Favela, in the capital. Last week, this Association and […]
"The Union of Professional Journalists of the Federal District (SJPDF, for its initials in Portuguese) and the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ) vehemently repudiate the extrajudicial harassment by the Canadian mining company Sigma Lithium S.A. that seeks to censor the work of independent journalism promoted by the Mining Observatory, an organization based in Brasília. The […]
"On his social media this Wednesday [May 38], independent Cuban journalist José Luis Tan Estrada announced his arrival in Mexico after a 45-day journey that included crossing the Darién jungle, five months after State Security forced him to leave the island. 'After crossing the dangerous Darién jungle, traveling through more than ten countries by land, […]
"A journalist from Zero Hora —the highest-circulation daily newspaper in southern Brazil—has been ordered to pay 600,000 reais [about US$105,000] in damages after publishing information about the earnings of Judge Iris Helena Medeiros Nogueira, a magistrate of the Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. On Thursday, May, 22, the Brazilian Association of […]
"A group of seven Nicaraguan journalists, exiled in Costa Rica, have requested the Spanish government grant them Spanish nationality, claiming they have been rendered de facto stateless by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. The request was submitted on May 19 to the Spanish consul in Costa Rica, the Madrid Press Association (APM, […]
"This Monday [May 26], the regime of Daniel Ortega dissolved another 15 non-profit organizations, among them the historic Nicaraguan Association of Journalists (UPN, for its initials in Spanish), created in 1979 after the triumph of the Sandinista revolution. With this new repressive wave, more than 5,670 NGOs have now been cancelled since December 2018, as […]