"A court in Bahia has ordered the digital newspaper Poder360 to remove the name and image of a police chief mentioned in a report by the outlet. This information, published by the outlet, was confirmed by CNN Brasil with the Court of Justice of Bahia. According to the newspaper, the police chief in question was […]
"Venezuela's National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its acronym in Spanish) denounced on Sunday, March 22, that the creation of a registry of digital news outlets that 'must fulfill commitments to the truth' is based on a logic of control. […] The SNTP pointed out that there is no 'spectrum limitation' on the internet. […]
"Journalistic guilds and institutions today accused Patricia Padilla—the presiding judge of the Second Investigating Court of the National District—of 'abuse of power,' alleging that she imposed precautionary measures against media professionals Nelson Gutiérrez and Joan René Santana (known as 'El Francotirador') in order to 'appease' Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta, the former director general of the […]
"Estefany Rodríguez, the Nashville Spanish-language news reporter arrested by ICE, was granted a $10,000 bond Monday but remains detained in Louisiana after government lawyers reserved their right to appeal, according to her attorney. Joel Coxander, Rodríguez’ attorney, said she has been subject to 'inhumane and difficult treatment' since her arrest in Nashville by ICE agents […]
"Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered a search and seizure at the residence of Maranhão journalist Luis Pablo Conceição Almeida, known as Luis Pablo. Moraes ordered the seizure of cell phones and a laptop after the publication of reports in which Luis Pablo pointed out the alleged irregular use of an official vehicle belonging […]
"Carlos Dada is one of the most respected Latin American journalists worldwide, but he can’t practice journalism in his own country. Founder and editor in chief of the Salvadoran newspaper El Faro, Dada now lives in exile. Harassment by President Nayib Bukele forced El Faro to move its headquarters to Costa Rica, and Dada and his colleagues […]
" President Gabriel Boric underscored the role of the media: 'To the news outlets with us today, thank you very much for your work. A free press is fundamental in a democracy — it is a pillar of democracy.' “ 'The media must make those in power uncomfortable, and they made me uncomfortable more than […]
“Journalists Analí Andrade Pareja, of Fuerza Informativa Apurímac, and Edwin Ramírez Delgado, of the Portada.pe website, are facing legal proceedings after Judge Wilmar de la Cruz Gutiérrez filed a constitutional injunction. The judge intends to force the journalists to remove several publications that reported on serious allegations against him for alleged influence peddling and abuse […]
“Judge América Vergara revoked a ‘protection order’ requested by brothers Roberto and Ramón Carretero Napolitano, which prevented journalist Sabrina Bacal from reporting on their activities. The order had been in effect since November 6, when it was issued by Isela Mela Peralta, deputy prosecutor of the section for crimes against freedom, honor, the administration of […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) reported on Tuesday that conditions for journalism and freedom of expression in the Americas have deteriorated dramatically, with a regional average of 47.10 points, the lowest level since the Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and the Press was first compiled. According to the report, now in its sixth edition, […]
Brazil “President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva lost a lawsuit he had filed against former Globo journalist Luís Ernesto Lacombe, who published a video in 2024 comparing the politician to 'the devil.' The ruling, obtained by VEJA, was issued by Judge Paulo Cerqueira Campos of the Federal District Court of Justice and published in late […]
“Estefany Rodríguez Florez, a journalist with Nashville Noticias who has produced critical reporting on [the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency] ICE, was arrested Wednesday [March 4] during a traffic stop, according to documents filed in federal court in Nashville. Her attorney requested her immediate release, but the federal agency asked a judge to deny […]