"Central American journalists have created the Red Centroamericana de Periodistas (Central American Journalists Network). The initiative seeks to work jointly and in a coordinated manner against authoritarianism and the challenges that it brings for freedom of expression and the exercise of independent journalism. The initiative was launched within the framework of the Central American Journalism […]
"In Mexico, a total of 562 cybercrimes of federal jurisdiction against freedom of expression have been registered in the last two and a half years. These crimes range from threats to journalists to computer attacks to take media websites down. This places cybercrimes against freedom of expression as the main incidence to digital platforms for […]
"Freedom of expression in Latin America is at risk, gripped by the murders of dozens of journalists every year, which go unpunished, according to the outgoing president of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Honduran Jorge Canahuati. 'This is a very bad moment for freedom of expression in Latin America,' where 'it has regressed […]
"Professionals from Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC, by its Portuguese acronym) received on Tues. Oct. 25 the Vladimir Herzog Special Award for Contribution to Journalism. The tribute celebrated the struggle in defense of public communication, under attack since 2016, when Michel Temer (MDB) took over the Federal Government after the coup against Dilma Rousseff. The […]
"The censorship of a featured story by Amazônia Real reached three months on Oct. 19. The Amazonas State Court has not given an answer to a lawsuit and two appeals filed by the independent and investigative journalism agency against the decision, considered an attack on the freedom of the press by specialized organizations and journalists […]
“On October 11, Santa Catarina’s state assembly held the first session of a Parliamentarian Commission of Investigation (CPI, by its Portuguese acronym), which is investigating The Intercept Brasil and Portal Catarinas for their joint report, published on June 20, about attempts by members of the state’s legal system to stop an 11-year-old rape survivor from […]
"Following the massive resignation of its entire team in Cuba after pressure from the Cuban government, El Toque reinvented itself to continue reflecting the reality of the island. They have used a multimedia journalistic approach and remain close to the concerns of ordinary Cubans, even if from thousands of miles away. Doing truthful and objective […]
"The Ombudsman's Office once again urged the President of the Republic [of Peru], Pedro Castillo, to respect and guarantee freedom of expression in the country. This due to the controversial statements he made after a meeting with graduates of the Armed Forces. 'We urge President Pedro Castillo to respect and guarantee Freedom of Expression and Freedom […]
"Officials of state security forces, such as the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB, by its Spanish acronym), are preventing journalists, reporters and press workers from accessing the disaster area in Tejerías, Aragua state (central Venezuela), which was declared an emergency due to floods. Constant rains during the afternoon and night of Sat. Oct. 8, and the […]
"Fidel Castro had a predominant place in Abraham Jiménez Enoa's early years. His grandfather worked as a bodyguard for El Comandante, as well as for Che Guevara. Jiménez Enoa's relatives were high-ranking military officers in the Cuban government, and he lived a comfortable life in the heart of the communist system. [...] But Jiménez Enoa, now […]
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) invites civil society organizations and States to sign up for one or several of the four public hearings listed below, which are set to be held during the Commission's 185th Period of Sessions. [...] The organizations and States who wish to take part in one or several of […]
"The Association of Journalists of Lima (CPL, by its Spanish acronym) demanded that the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) publish the preliminary report on the situation of freedom of the press, as well as the recommendations to regulate its full exercise in Peru. The institutional request […]