"Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on dissident voices in El Salvador has reached a point of no return. This Tuesday [May 20], the Legislative Assembly, under the president's absolute control, approved the Foreign Agents Law, which will allow it to dictate with a single order which humanitarian organizations or independent media outlets can or cannot […]
“Federal courts in Argentina dealt a major blow to President Javier Milei’s efforts to sanction critical journalists. In two key cases—one involving Carlos Pagni and the other Jorge Fontevecchia—judges and prosecutors rejected the president’s legal complaints, reaffirming constitutional protections for freedom of expression in the country. Federal prosecutor Ramiro González ruled decisively in the Pagni […]
“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) releases its thematic report ‘Exile of Journalists and Freedom of Expression’, a document that examines the rising number of journalists across the Americas forced to leave their countries of origin, as well as the causes, challenges […]
“Cheryl Ann Branker, the mother of journalist Rory Branker, on Tuesday demanded concrete information from Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Attorney General Tarek William Saab about her son’s whereabouts. Branker has now been forcibly disappeared for three months in Venezuela. In a video shared on social media, Branker condemned the lack of official information […]
"Venezuelan Interior, Justice and Peace Minister Diosdado Cabello accused journalists and media outlets of spreading unrest and confusion on social media. Reading a letter from an alleged informant during his weekly television program, Cabello issued a warning and singled out Rory Branker of the digital outlet La Patilla as an example. 'The bot factories, working […]
Journalist Frank W. Mejía publicly reported he was tortured, robbed and subjected to cruel treatment by members of the Honduran National Police during raid to his home early Sunday, May 18, in the Peña por Bajo neighborhood in the capital. According to his son, attorney Stuart Mejía, officers stole $100 dollars, his cellphone and other […]
"Corporación La Prensa, S.A. [the Panamanian publishing company that produces newspaper La Prensa], was favored by a unanimous ruling by the First Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. The lawsuit had been brought by the estate of the late magistrate César Pereira Burgos, which sought US$25 million by way of damages over three […]
"Peru has seen a recent series of alarming legislative initiatives, judicial harassment and smear campaigns targeting independent media outlets. These developments mark a severe deterioration of the country’s democratic environment and pose an unprecedented threat to press freedom. Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) calls on Peruvian authorities to end the hostility […]
"Human rights defenders and relatives of Venezuelan journalist and activist Carlos Julio Rojas asked Pope Leo XIV to mediate for his release. Rojas has been in detention for 13 months as of Thursday [May 15] . 'The Supreme Pontiff said that the suffering of imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community,' […]
More than 600 journalists, artists and cultural figures in Argentina have voiced support for journalist Ari Lijalad, who is facing a criminal lawsuit filed by President Javier Milei for “defamation and slander.” The suit stems from an opinion column published May 4 on the news site El Destape, titled “Milei, between hatred of information and […]
“Conditions for journalists in Honduras are increasingly hostile, dangerous and deadly. Experts say threats include blackmailing media outlets through government advertising, cyber harassment, lack of transparency, intolerance by public officials and politicians, organized crime, and a rise in lawsuits targeting journalists and media workers. With about nine months remaining in President Xiomara Castro’s term, several […]
“Colombia’s Inspector General on May 2 issued a decision holding the National Army responsible for illegal profiling and surveillance of journalists in the case known as Secret Files (Carpetas Secretas in Spanish). The ruling confirms the responsibility of nine Army members assigned to various military intelligence units within the First Military Intelligence Brigade. They were […]