"The Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice unanimously overturned the conviction of journalist Rosane de Oliveira and the newspaper Zero Hora, of the RBS Group. The decision by the 9th Civil Chamber of the Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice (TJRS, for its Portuguese acronym), on Nov. 26, annulled the conviction that required […]
"The press team from the Argentinian channel C5N, consisting of journalists Nicolás Monafó and Adrián Salonia, and cameraman Sebastián Solís, were expelled from Maiquetía International Airport in Venezuela on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Salonia reported on his Instagram account that after the plane landed at 2:00 a.m., the airport's immigration team demanded their documents, took […]
"The National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj, for its Portuguese acronym) and the Union of Professional Journalists of the Federal District (SJPDF) vehemently condemn the episode of violence against press professionals in the Chamber of Deputies, on the afternoon of this Tuesday (Dec. 9), and the shutdown of the TV Câmara signal, which was broadcasting live […]
“Through his X (Twitter) account, President Gustavo Petro announced that he has authorized Army General Juan Miguel Huertas and Director of Intelligence Wilmar Mejía to file criminal complaints against Noticias Caracol and El Tiempo. This comes in response to investigations presented by the two media outlets regarding alleged links between high-ranking Army officers and alias […]
“From January to November 2025, the National Association of Journalists (CNP) documented at least 111 incidents against members of the press and media outlets in Venezuela, a situation that keeps alarm bells ringing amid an increasingly harsh wave of repression in the country. The report, shared on the CNP’s social media accounts, says 21 journalists […]
"Brazilian radio station Jovem Pan was ordered by the Federal Court of São Paulo to pay a compensation of 1.5 million Brazilian reais [around US$280,000] for collective moral damages. The decision [...] is considered by legal experts to be a dangerous tool for protecting authorities. The network was accused by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office […]
"Abraji repudiates the conviction of Agência Pública in the claim for damages filed by former president of the Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira and warns of the risks that the sentence handed down by the 8th Civil Court of Brasília poses to the practice of journalism. In a decision dated Sept. 23, Judge Leandro Borges […]
"The escalation of attacks against the team of [Cuban digital media outlet] elTOQUE continues. In a new attempt to silence us, the unofficial State Security website, Razones de Cuba, has published an alleged list of our media outlet's ‘executives’ who are allegedly being investigated by that agency. These individuals, they say, ‘(...) may be extradited […]
"Cuban women activists and journalists, who are calling for a freer and fairer country, face a wall of 'repression, state violence, and authoritarian practices' that, according to human rights organizations, endangers their lives and seeks to silence their voices. Amnesty International's regional researcher for the Caribbean, Johanna Cilano, has indicated there are signs that this […]
“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 […]
"Statements made by Army reserve colonel Márcio Saldanha Walker during an event at the Public Security Secretariat (SSP, for its Portuguese acronym) of Alagoas [in Brazil] on Friday [Nov. 14] provoked repudiation from class entities and the Government of Alagoas itself. During the course promoted by the SSP (Public Security Secretariat), the speaker stated that […]
“In a video released in the last few hours, alias Iván Mordisco, top leader of the FARC dissidents, reappeared to issue a series of warnings while the country is still debating the recent bombing in which several minors recruited by that armed group died. The message, recorded in a jungle area, mixes political speeches, unfounded […]