"The 'government hostility' of President Rodrigo Chaves [of Costa Rica] against journalists and media outlets has increased self-censorship in the press, reveals a report by the U.S. organization Freedom House, which details the attacks and persecution from the Executive Branch against La Nación, Teletica and CRHoy. [...] Freedom House highlights as extremely negative what happened […]
The National Association of Journalists (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) of Peru published a communiqué on the occasion of Journalists' Day, commemorated on Oct. 1, in which it pointed out that the date comes "under challenging circumstances for journalistic activity." According to the ANP, "the permanent siege to those who inform shows that, today as […]
"The journalist, contributor to Aristegui Noticias and other news outlets, Estrella Pedroza, denounced that she was a victim of aggression by officers of the State Security Commission of Morelos [Mexico] while she was carrying out her journalistic work. According to Pedroza, the aggression began when she was intercepted by security agents while she was taking […]
"The Office of the Attorney General of Colombia announced that it is investigating an alleged violent attack on the Semana magazine's premises in Bogotá by a group of Indigenous representatives [on Friday, Sept. 29]. [...] Semana magazine published on its website a video showing a group of people arriving at its facilities and breaking a […]
"Colombian] journalist Ana Cristina Restrepo asked the mayor of Medellín [Antioquia department, Colombia], Daniel Quintero, to rectify the accusations he made against her during an interview on Blu Radio. He said that Restrepo, who had questioned him about reports of alleged corruption during his administration, had received payments from the Todos Por Medellín citizen watchdog […]
On Sept. 21, human rights organizations Article 19 (Office for Mexico and Central America), Access Now, Luchadoras, and SocialTIC published a press release rejecting a bill that seeks to reform the Mexican Federal Criminal Code regarding the regulation of new technologies. The bill was presented by Senator Olga Sanchez Cordero who says the aim of […]
"The increase in cases of judicial harassment against journalists and other attacks on communicators led ten institutions to sign an agreement and a work plan, starting immediately, against violations of press freedom at a national level. Signed this Thursday (Sept. 21) at the headquarters of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI, for its acronym in Portuguese), […]
"The National Association of Press Workers (SNTP, for its acronym in Spanish), reported this Thursday [Sept. 21] that Venezuelan journalist Luis Alejandro Acosta, detained on Sept. 8 in the Yapacana national park, located in the state of Amazonas, was granted conditional release by decision of a court in that border region with Colombia and Brazil. […]
"Agência Pública was notified on Monday (Sept. 18) of a preliminary decision imposing censorship on a story about the Speaker of the House and congressman, Arthur Lira. The decision ordering the withdrawal of the story was issued by Judge Alfeu Gonzaga Machado, of the 6th Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of the Federal […]
“A gunman opened fire in the parking lot of Nationwide Radio’s Kingston offices, fortunately hurting nobody. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) unequivocally condemns this cowardly act of violence and calls on the authorities to thoroughly investigate. Nationwide Deputy Executive Editor first reported the attack as a breaking news item on the afternoon of September 8, 2023. […]
"Independent journalist Henry Constantín Ferreiro announced on his social media accounts that he was released on Tuesday [Sept. 19], after five days in the El Vivac detention center in Havana. The journalist from Camagüey was detained in the Cuban capital last Friday, on the occasion of the G77+China Summit, which gathered in that city numerous […]
"The Colombian Prosecutor's Office summoned former president Álvaro Uribe on Sept. 27 to 'inform him of the charges' of an investigation for the crime of aggravated slander against journalist Daniel Coronell, it was reported on Saturday [Sept. 16]. After analyzing a forestalling request of the slander investigation against Uribe, the Prosecutor's Office concluded there was […]