"The president of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), José Roberto Dutriz Fogelbach, warned this Thursday [Oct. 16] at the 81st IAPA General Assembly in the Dominican Republic that press freedom and freedom of expression are currently going through a dark period unprecedented in modern times. 'We come to this commitment with a reality that challenges […]
"Councilman Hygor Magalhães (Christian Democracy) expelled journalist Melk Santos from the Itacoatiara City Council on Tuesday night (14). The incident occurred during a session marked by the vote to archive the impeachment request of councilman Ney Nobre (MDB), sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Hygor threatened to handcuff the reporter if he did […]
"Colombia’s Office of the Inspector General warned the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) about possible violations of press freedom and the editorial independence of news outlets. The warning came after the oversight agency sent official requests to several media organizations asking for information related to news and journalistic content. In the document sent to the CRC, […]
“Venezuela’s National Press Workers Union (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) condemned on Tuesday, Oct. 14, a new episode of systematic censorship against journalists and radio programs in Venezuela, following an order banning any mention of the attack against two exiled Venezuelan activists in Bogotá, Colombia. According to the union, several nationwide radio networks received […]
"Brazilian journalist Breno Altman, founder of the website Opera Mundi, posted on X this Sunday [Oct. 12] that he was indicted by Brazilian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office for anti-Semitism. The decision was made by Prosecutor Maurício Fabretti following a criminal complaint filed by Conib (Israeli Confederation of Brazil). The lawyers for the journalist, who is […]
"The Coalition in Defense of Journalism (CDJor) publicly condemns the recent lawsuits that resulted in the removal of journalistic content produced by InfoAmazonia and Jornal Plural. CDJor expresses concern about the use of the Judiciary to restrict press freedom and the ongoing risk that such measures pose to freedom of expression in Brazil. [...] InfoAmazonia […]
"Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, imprisoned since 2022 in controversial cases opened by the Prosecutor's Office, fears being killed in prison, an official with Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in Spanish) told AFP on Wednesday [Oct. 8]. The 69-year-old journalist, founder of the now-defunct newspaper El Periódico, has spent more than 1,100 days […]
"In a press release, the digital magazine GatoEncerrado announced the closure of its administrative and financial operations in El Salvador, stating that the decision is in response to restrictions arising from recent laws and regulations affecting the practice of journalism and the functioning of social organizations in the country. The statement said 'it is impossible […]
"Ecuador expelled Spanish journalist Bernat-Lautaro Bidegain, who was covering Indigenous protests, for considering him a threat to national security, according to the government of President Daniel Noboa. This is not the first time Bidegain has been expelled from a country. In May 2025, Panama denied him entry and deported him in the context of demonstrations […]
"The Criminal Chamber of the [Guatemalan] Supreme Court of Justice overturned the conviction imposed on [journalist] Jose Rubén Zamora for the crime of money laundering in June 2023. This was confirmed by his son, Ramón Zamora. [...] This ruling acquits Zamora of the six-year sentence imposed on him in 2023. At the same time, it […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has joined forces with Radio Ambulante — the station behind Latin America’s leading narrative podcast of the same name — to release a special episode that lays bare the growing assault on press freedom in Central America – particularly the trend of exile as the only remaining way to continue reporting. […]
"Georgia-based journalist Mario Guevara was deported to El Salvador on Friday [Oct. 3] morning days after the Court of Appeals denied his last-minute request to stay in the United States. Guevara, who has been in custody for over 100 days after he was arrested while covering a DeKalb County protest in June, has was moved […]