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Cuban regime sentences independent journalist Yeris Curbelo to two years in prison

"On Sept. 24, independent journalist Yeris Curbelo Aguilera was sentenced to two years in prison by a court in Guantanamo [Cuba] for the alleged crime of minor injuries. After the trial, Curbelo was transferred to the Guantanamo Combined Prison, according to Martí Noticias. His wife, Odalis Legrá Castellanos, told the Center for a Free Cuba […]

Guatemala Supreme Court to review sentence against José Rubén Zamora in September 2025

“The cassation (appeal) hearing for the case of Jose Rubén Zamora was postponed to Sept. 23, 2025 by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. Until that date, the resolution of an Appeals Chamber that annulled the conviction against Zamora, due to allegations of money laundering presented by the public prosecutor's office, would […]

Salvadoran press association demands accountability for government plan to spy on journalists

“The Salvadoran Association of Journalists, or APES for its initials in Spanish, expresses its concern and demands that the government be held accountable for the revelations made in a news investigation, which finds that high-ranking state officials had agreed to establish a center to spy on journalists. The surveillance specifically targets Jorge Beltrán Luna from […]

Journalist Luis Gonzalo Pérez reports he fled Venezuela due to threats from Maduro regime

"Venezuelan journalist Luis Gonzalo Pérez announced this Thursday, September 19, that he left the country in forced exile, after spending two months in hiding due to threats from Nicolás Maduro's government following the July 28 presidential elections. In a video shared on his social media, the journalist said he and his family left the country, […]

UNESCO and the United States sign agreement to support safety of journalists worldwide

"UNESCO and the United States of America have signed an agreement on the funding of a wide-ranging project for the safety of journalists and freedom of expression. The project will be carried out on the Global level with a focus on four regions; Africa, the Arab States, Latin America and the Caribbean and Eastern Europe […]

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Costa Rican press union files complaint against president’s attacks on journalists

The Costa Rican Association of Journalists (Colper) has filed an appeal denouncing attacks by the country’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, against journalists, urging the court to reaffirm the protection of press freedom and the right to information. Colper announced this Wednesday that the appeal was submitted on September 13, and the Constitutional Court accepted it for […]

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Paraguayan Journalists Union repudiates use of private data to attack journalists

“'The Paraguayan Journalists Union (SPP, for its acronym in Spanish) strongly repudiates the use of private data of journalists by sectors linked to the ruling party, in order to disqualify and intimidate them,' the organization said in a statement issued this Tuesday [Sept. 17 ]. In particular, it referred to the 'leak of information obtained […]

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Suriname: Media owners complain of ‘organized’ cyber attacks

“Media owners have complained of increased criminal cyber activities and have hinted at the possibility of approaching the Suriname government for assistance to formally bring the issues to the attention of the owners of Facebook and its parent company, Meta. ‘Since Surinamese people have a predominantly "Facebook culture" and FB is an important platform to […]

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Radio station in Aragua, Venezuela, ordered to close; 18 radio stations have closed so far this year in the country

“Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission, an agency controlled by President Nicolás Maduro's government, ordered the closure of the radio station Victoria 103.9 FM of La Victoria, in Aragua state, alleging that it's authorization to broadcast had expired. [...] 'It was learned that the station had made a request for renewal of the concession, but did not […]

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Venezuelan journalist leaves country and denounces 'judicial terrorism'

“Reporter Jesús Medina Ezaine left Venezuela this Sunday, Sept. 15, alleging that the measure of complete freedom he received after a six-year trial will be revoked. Medina Ezaine recorded a video from Colombia, on the border with our country, in which he accuses Judge Shirley Páez; Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Minister of Interior […]

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Under threat of arrest, Bolivian journalist called by judge to testify

"Under threat of arrest, sports journalist Jaime Vega was ordered by a judge to appear as a witness in a defamation case. The National Press Association (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish), which represents Bolivian newspapers, warned that the legal concept does not apply because the communicator enjoys exceptional measures and is protected by the […]

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Presidential spokesperson of Peru asks public prosecutor's office to investigate journalistic coverage of protests in public appearances of president

“On Sept. 9, 2024, during a press conference, [President] Dina Boluarte's spokesperson, Fredy Hinojosa, asked the public prosecutor's office to investigate journalistic publications about popular protests against her. Hinojosa described as false the live broadcasts that allegedly show attacks on the president, which he considered an invitation to violence. He alluded to protests against Boluarte […]