"The Committee to Protect Journalists and Free Press express outrage that journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation back to his native El Salvador after the Board of Immigration Appeals on Friday re-opened his 13-year-old immigration case, declining to release him on bond. [...] Guevara—an Emmy-winning, Spanish-language reporter who covers immigration— has been in law enforcement […]
"The United States has demanded that the Nicaraguan government, headed by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, provide proof of life for 62-year-old Nicaraguan journalist Leo Catalino Cárcamo Herrera, who was arrested on Nov. 23, 2024, by the National Police of León. According to the State Department office, the Nicaraguan journalist's whereabouts 'remain unknown after the […]
"In response to the increasing attacks by political authorities against journalists in Peru, more than 290 reporters, editors, media leaders, and press freedom organizations from 25 countries signed a statement denouncing an increasingly hostile environment for those investigating networks of corruption, impunity, and serious human rights violations. From Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, the United […]
"Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office has opened a disciplinary investigation into Bogotá city councilman Julián Forero Casteblanco, known as 'Fuchi,' following his participation in a Sept. 16 protest by taxi and motorcycle drivers. According to the agency, Forero allegedly encouraged blockades on major roads and was involved in an incident with a journalist during the demonstrations. […]
"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES for its initials in Spanish) announced Tuesday [Sept. 16] that it will stop carrying out projects funded by international cooperation and close its offices indefinitely, citing what it called the “suffocating, arbitrary and illegal conditions” imposed by the Foreign Agents Law promoted by President Nayib Bukele’s government. […]
"Journalists in Chilpancingo [in the Mexican state of Guerrero] issued a statement saying that media workers are going through the worst period in their history: ‘Never before has freedom of expression been so threatened and at risk, both due to organized crime violence and the censorship imposed by those in political power and control of […]
The Honduran Armed Forces have launched at least two public attacks against the media outlet El Heraldo and warned of legal action against it and the newspaper La Prensa. The accusations arose after El Heraldo published reports on internal tensions within the institution and alleged links to U.S. military forces. On Sept. 8, the Armed […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced that it will honor journalists from China, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, and Tunisia – as well as a champion of U.S. press freedom – at its 35th annual International Press Freedom Awards in New York this November. In a sign of the growing pressures on journalists around the world, […]
"The Press and Society Institute (IPYS, for its acronym in Spanish) on Wednesday [Sept. 10] rejected a court ruling requiring a Peruvian media outlet in the southern Andean region of Puno to delete verified journalistic information it published online and on social media regarding a complaint against an irregular appointment in a court in that […]
“Nicaraguan journalism lives between statelessness, self-censorship and imprisonment under the government led by husband and wife and co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, warned this Monday [Sept. 8] the NGO Human Rights Collective for the Historical Memory of Nicaragua. In a statement marking International Journalists' Day, the Collective denounced before the international community the situation […]
"Venezuelan journalist and activist Melanio Escobar claimed that he has received new threats against his family from Chavista militants, whom he accused of being members of the Cartel de los Soles and the Tren de Aragua. 'The Chavistas who are members of the Cartel de los Soles and the Tren de Aragua threaten me daily […]
"Costa Rican journalist Adrián Quirós Araya was detained by Nicaraguan authorities on Friday, Sept. 5. He was on his way to cover the soccer match between the national teams of Costa Rican and Nicaragua, which ended in a 1-1 draw. According to a report by Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa, [Quirós Araya] was going through formalities […]