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Brazilian state court sentences journalist from influencer case to house arrest

"Judge Andrea Cristina Rodrigues Studer, of the 5th Criminal Court of the District of Florianópolis [Brazil], sentenced journalist Schirlei Alves, author of stories on the case of influencer Mariana Ferrer, published on the Intercept Brasil website, to six months of house arrest. She also set a fine equivalent to 20 days, quantified at 1/30th of […]

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Press Freedom Index plummets in the Americas, according to IAPA

“The Chapultepec Index of Press Freedom in the Americas fell to its lowest point in the last four years with declines in the scores of 18 of the 22 countries analyzed by the barometer of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). The overall average for the region dropped to only 47.84 points out of a […]

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CPJ urges Guatemalan authorities to ensure a fair retrial for journalist José Rubén Zamora

"The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guatemalan authorities to respect journalist José Rubén Zamora’s right to a fair trial in his retrial, which a Guatemala court on Monday [Nov. 6] scheduled for Feb. 5, 2024. 'Jose Rubén Zamora has endured detention and punitive legal proceedings simply because he dared to report on corruption,' said […]

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Argentina: Ruling in the case of journalist Diego Masci highlights that public interest comes first

"The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its Spanish acronym) welcomes the ruling of the San Luis court in favor of journalist Diego Masci, who had been prosecuted and convicted for having disseminated a video of a former provincial education minister. The journalistic director of zbol.com.ar had been convicted for the alleged commission of the criminal […]

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FLIP of Colombia rejects Attorney General's Office order as restricting the journalistic practice of Raya Magazine

"On Oct. 27, Edinson Bolaños, journalist and director of the magazine [Revista Raya], was contacted by an investigator of the Technical Investigation Corps of the Attorney General's Office of Colombia [CTI or Cuerpo Técnico de Investigación de la Fiscalía General de Colombia], who stated that he had an order issued by Local Prosecutor's Office 515 […]

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Journalists' association urges support for colleagues affected by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico

The Association of Displaced Journalists of Mexico expressed its deep concern over the devastation caused by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Guerrero. The organization urged federal and state authorities to implement emergency strategies and provide support to local journalists who continue to carry out their work despite difficult circumstances. "We are deeply concerned about the situation […]

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El Salvador: Congress repeals reform on gang messages in the media

“The Congress of El Salvador repealed on Thursday [Nov. 2] two reforms to eliminate provisions that punished media of all types if they disseminated messages that could come from gangs or criminal groups. The two reforms were approved on April 5, 2022 — at a time when President Nayib Bukele's government promoted heavy-handed policies to […]

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Honduras Protection Mechanism is inadequate in the face of high levels of intimidation of journalists, says UN rapporteur

"The legal and judicial system in Honduras has failed to ensure justice and accountability for the most serious crimes and threats to the safety of human rights defenders, journalists and social communicators, a UN expert said [Oct. 31]. […] 'Almost every journalist I spoke to – whether in mainstream media, online media, or community radio, […]

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NGOs denounce removal of 11 news outlets' Facebook pages in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

"The organizations ARTICLE 19 Office for Mexico and Central America, Communication and Information for Women (CIMAC), and SocialTIC have documented that between July and October of this year, unknown individuals have removed or affected at least 11 Facebook pages of news outlets and journalists from the state of San Luis Potosí [Mexico]. Although the masterminds […]

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Guatemalan journalists denounce they are being classified as 'threats to national security'

"Guatemalan journalists Sonny Figueroa and Marvin del Cid, of the digital news outlet Vox Populi, recently denounced through their social networks they are being classified as a "threat to the security of the State' in their country. Everything happened after the also journalist Luis Assardo had access to documents that were extracted from servers of […]

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FLIP of Colombia warns of Interior Ministry decree to restrict journalistic coverage on election day

"Decree 1702 of 2023, issued on Oct. 19 by the Ministry of the Interior, is not compatible with the constitutional parameters on freedom of expression and affects the right to inform and be informed about the elections. These restrictions, days before the elections, sow confusion for the authorities and journalists covering the Oct. 29 elections. […]

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Peruvian Ministry of the Interior and National Police request media director to reveal his sources

"Journalist César Hildebrandt, editor of the weekly Hildebrandt en sus Trece, denounced that the Ministry of the Interior and the Peruvian National Police have sent him documents requesting that he reveal confidential sources. According to the documents provided by the weekly to the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its Spanish acronym), these […]