"As of April 1, El Faro is registered under the non-profit Fundación Periódica in San José, Costa Rica. We will continue doing journalism in El Salvador and our main newsroom will remain there, but our administrative and legal operations will not. We are still a Central American news outlet, but one now based in San José. This […]
"At least 185 Nicaraguan journalists have gone into exile for security reasons since April 2018, when demonstrations against the regime presided over by Daniel Ortega broke out, according to a report released on Monday [April 10] by the regional network Voces del Sur. 'In the first quarter of 2023, we learned that seven journalists were […]
"On the night of April 11, former senator [and former president] Álvaro Uribe wrote on his Twitter account a correction about the accusations against journalist Daniel Coronell: 'He is not a drug trafficker,' he said. This post came hours after the Prosecutor's Office had summoned Uribe and Coronell to a proceeding to transfer an accusation […]
"On April 11, applications open for the Elche #EspacioSeguroRSF project, which offers a four-month stay as an honorary assistant professor to an at-risk Latin American journalist. Deadline for applications is April 25. A decision will be made public on May 3, coinciding with World Press Freedom Day. Reporters Without Borders Spain, the Miguel Hernández University and […]
"A project to regulate content that circulates in social media was presented by legislator Juan José Huanca Mamani, member of the ruling party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS, by its Spanish acronym) in Bolivia. The document proposes a reform in the Penal Code to incorporate the crime 'against dignity through social media' and a punishment by […]
"This Monday, March 27, six armed men arrived at the facilities of El Heraldo, in Barranquilla [north of the country]. Two of them entered and demanded to speak with the newspaper's managing director, Erika Fontalvo. Three journalists had to go out to talk to the members of the armed group, who told them that they […]
"A French investigative journalist who exposed sexual abuse accusations against Yves Jean-Bart, the former Haiti football federation president, is facing a defamation lawsuit by Jean-Bart, Human Rights Watch said today [March 21, 2023]. The journalist, Romain Molina, documented abuses against underage players in the Haiti Football Federation under Jean-Bart’s leadership and supported survivors in Haiti […]
“The Gabo Foundation expresses its deepest sorrow over the death of Jean-François Fogel, renowned French journalist, media advisor and essayist. He served as a member of the Board of Directors, was president of the Governing Council and was teacher of the institution founded by Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Gabriel García Márquez to promote quality […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) issued an alert on a bill filed in Peru that would establish mandatory membership and certification for journalists. The initiative, presented by Congresswoman Noelia Herrera, of the extreme right-wing Renovación Popular party, establishes as a mandatory requirement to practice journalism a bachelor's degree in communications or membership in the […]
"The Senate of the Republic [of Mexico] unanimously approved this Wed. [March 15] a reform to eliminate the Law on Press Offenses, which had been active since 1917. The law encouraged censorship and threats to journalists from the political power. The discussion to abolish this law had been frozen in the Senate for two and […]
"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) and 20 other civil society organizations published, this Wednesday [March 15, 2023], a collective statement expressing their concern over six legal cases filed against reporter Schirlei Alves, from Santa Catarina [Brazil]. The perpetrators of these actions are a judge, a prosecutor and a lawyer. […]
"After a controversy was unleashed in social media [on March 13] by the use of an image of President Gustavo Petro's youngest daughter in an article published by the news outlet La Silla Vacía, the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym) spoke out and stated its position. The debate opened precisely at […]