"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) remains alert to a conviction in Panama that provides for the seizure of the offices of Grupo Editorial Panamá América S.A. (EPASA), a conglomerate that publishes three newspapers. The organization will remain vigilant in view of the possible implications for press freedom that could result from its seizure. [...] […]
"Judge Jayder Ramos de Araújo, of the 10th Civil Court of Brasilia, ordered the removal of an interview with Julyenne Lins Rocha, ex-wife of the House of Representatives president, Congressman Arthur Lira, by [news website] Congresso em Foco. The decision, which was issued as a preliminary injunction, was in response to a request by Lira […]
"The speaker of the [Brazilian] House of Representatives, Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL party), filed a lawsuit before the 24th Civil Court of Brasília to remove YouTube videos from the ICL Notícias program, which contains articles, interviews and critical comments against him. The lawsuit mainly refers to content published on June 6, with comments on the […]
"The book was written, edited and ready to print, but the publisher stopped its publication at the last minute. Journalist Laura Ardila denounced that Planeta has censored a book she has written about a political clan in the city of Barranquilla, the Char family, on which she had been working for two years. Ardila learned […]
"Last June, due to the serious situation of freedom of expression in Guatemala, Red Rompe el Miedo Guatemala [Break the fear network Guatemala or RRMG by its Spanish acronym] carried out an electoral monitoring of the aggressions against journalists and communicators during the first round of the elections. (...) On June 24, 25 and 26, […]
"Without any explanation, the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP, by its Spanish acronym) decided on Wednesday [June 28, 2023] not to renew the work contracts of journalists Ximena Carrasco and Jorge Ballón. Ximena Carrasco said to La República newspaper that her contract was about to expire, so the managing editor requested […]
"The director of Radio Caracas Radio (RCR), Jaime Nestares, confirmed to CNN its decision to cease operations on the digital platforms that the outlet's used for the last four years to broadcast its programming. RCR, which has been on air for almost 93 years, had ceased its radio broadcasts in 2019 by order of the […]
"Página Siete, the main newspaper in opposition to the Governments of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) of Bolivia, has announced this Thursday that the newspaper for this June 29 would be its last edition, after 13 years of work as an 'ally of democracy.' 'We have decided to suspend the publication of Página Siete starting […]
The organizations Article 19 Office for Mexico and Central America, Freedom House, Free Press Unlimited (FPU), Protection International Mesoamérica, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Fundamedios and the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym), in alliance with the regional networks IFEX-ALC and Voces del Sur carried out a mission […]
"In the context of the celebration of Journalists' Day, June 27, press workers in Venezuela celebrate their day facing constant challenges and threats. Among violations of freedom of expression are: Acts of censorship, intimidation, harassment, and blockades of digital news outlets. Although the practice of journalism in Venezuela is guaranteed by Articles 57 and 58 […]
"The Peruvian Congress rejected this Thursday [June 15] to approve, in a second vote, a bill proposing to raise the penalties for the crime of defamation. The bill has been described by national and international journalistic organizations as a 'gag law' that sought to intimidate the press and that had received the green light in […]
"The Supreme Court [of Chile] accepted a writ of amparo filed by the former minister of the Santiago Court of Appeals, Juan Antonio Poblete, and ordered his immediate release, in the context of the so-called Operation Topographer [a judicial case arising from the investigation made by journalist Mauricio Weibel inside the Army, following denunciations by […]