Mateo Pérez published a community newspaper in a small town in Colombia’s Antioquia region, documenting the toll that armed groups were taking on young people there. Now, his family is searching for answers about his final hours alive. And mysterious activity on his phone after his death has underscored the dangers faced by journalists reporting […]
"Journalists at IstoÉ Publicações, a publishing group that includes the brands IstoÉ, Dinheiro, Gente, Motorshow, Planeta, Menu and Dinheiro Rural, declared a strike this Thursday [May 14] due to constant delays in the payment of wages and benefits. The problem occurs in the midst of scandals involving Entre Investimentos e Participações, of businessman Antônio Carlos […]
"Julio Ibáñez, a renowned TUDN sideline reporter, faces an adverse legal situation. Since mid-March, 'El Profe'—as he is also known—was arrested in South Africa and subsequently released; this news reached Mexico and sparked a debate regarding the work of the Televisa broadcaster, as well as the support he received from authorities. Although 'Profe' Ibáñez has […]
"The Voces del Sur Network (Red VDS) presented today [May 12] the eighth edition of its 'Shadow Report: Cartography of Silence.' The document reveals a structural regression in press freedom in Latin America during 2025, marked by increasingly sophisticated censorship mechanisms and an alarming rise in lethal violence... In total, the Network documented 2,484 alerts […]
"Journalist and founder of elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora, has denounced a new attempt to criminally prosecute and imprison him. The journalist said that the public prosecutor's office is reportedly seeking to push for a new arrest warrant related to journalistic investigations published in 2021 concerning the case known as 'La Alfombra Mágica.' This case was […]
"The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo ordered the closure of radio stations Stereo Romance 105.3 FM and La Buena Onda 91.1 FM—both based in Carazo—marking a new escalation against independent media in Nicaragua. [...] The owner and general director, Francisco Gadea López, said this measure is an act of retaliation for the commitment […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses concern over a complaint filed by Paraguay’s ABC Color newspaper regarding an alleged systematic persecution against it using the state apparatus and the prosecutorial and judicial systems. According to media director Natalia Zuccolillo, the newspaper and its business group would be the target of a harassment strategy that […]
"Nayib Bukele’s government has escalated its attacks against the independent press in El Salvador. Digital newspaper El Faro—a benchmark for investigative journalism in the region—announced this Thursday [May 7] that authorities have frozen a bank account and a property belonging to two partners of Trípode S.A., the company that manages the media outlet. This harassment […]
"[Venezuelan] investigative journalism site Armando.info reported this Wednesday [May 6] the suspension of its official Instagram account and the removal of content from Facebook—both platforms owned by Meta. The measure follows the publication of a report titled 'Program to Become a Banker in Two Months,' which links businessmen José Simón Elarba and Carlos Malpica Flores […]
"The government of Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday [May 4] reinstated access for accredited journalists at the Casa Rosada—the seat of the executive branch—but imposed movement restrictions, following a ten-day total ban on the press in response to the dissemination of images from inside the building. According to a correspondent accredited to the seat […]
Venezuela's Press and Society Institute (IPYS, for its initials in Spanish) and the National College of Journalists (CNP) said persecution of journalists and censorship in the country have not ceased following the fall of President Nicolás Maduro in January. They said that while journalism continues, it is still practiced under conditions of pressure and harassment. […]
“The U.S. government revoked visas for several members of the board of directors of La Nación S.A., the company confirmed Saturday [April 2] in an official statement. The company did not specify which members had their visas canceled. […] ‘It is unprecedented in Costa Rica’s recent history for visas to be revoked from members of […]