"The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH, by its Spanish acronym) counted more than 300 repressive actions in Cuba in December [2022], in its monthly report on violations committed on the island, which highlights the forced exile of at least a dozen activists and independent journalists. Of 336 repressive actions, 71 corresponded to some form […]
"Upon taking office as Minister of the Department of Social Communication on Tues. aft., Jan. 3, 2023, Paulo Pimenta said that journalists will have complete freedom to act under the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He also announced that he will promote a debate to discuss the role of Brazil's Public Communication […]
"The Congressional Legislative Police passed with a dog through the Green Room of the Chamber of Deputies searching backpacks and purses of journalists 45 minutes before the scheduled start time of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration ceremony. To gain access to Congress, the professionals passed through two metal detectors. The same happened when returning […]
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE, for its acronym in Portuguese) has opened a probe to investigate the alleged leak of information to a Brazilian journalist who has covered the ministry's work at the United Nations for at least 20 years. Diplomats received an instruction from the MRE inquiring about their relations with UOL columnist […]
"Dina Meza, a journalist and human rights defender from Honduras, has been the victim of harassment, surveillance, persecution and threats for several weeks. Yesterday, Dec. 9, the journalist published on Facebook about members of the police stalking her from a van and monitoring her movements in the city of Tegucigalpa. On previous occasions, Meza has […]
"The non-governmental organizations Article 19 and Fundar urged, on Dec. 12, 2022, the Senate of the Republic to reconsider the bill to reform the General Law of Social Communication of 2018, known as 'Chayote Law,' ['chayote' is type of Mexican squash with a prickly skin] which gives the Government a free hand to spend its […]
"The Association of Journalists of Guatemala (APG, for its Spanish acronym) denounced this Mon. Dec. 12 that they registered 105 attacks against freedom of expression in 2022. Most of them were allegedly carried out by the Judiciary and the Public Prosecutor's Office of Guatemala. Among the more than 100 attacks, there are 10 cases of […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) recorded, as of this Sun. Dec. 11, attacks on 21 journalists in Lima, Apurímac, Huaura, Arequipa, and Puno [in the midst of protests following the impeachment of president Pedro Castillo]. [...] Among the most serious incidents were the harassment of Analí Andrade, Carlos […]
"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) celebrated 20 years of operation on Dec.7, 2022. Theirs is a history that combines changes in newsrooms and universities, in the business model and in the ways of doing journalism, with advances and setbacks in the profession, the consolidation of independent media and the trajectory of a journalism […]
"Hours after staging a coup d'état, the now vacated president Pedro Castillo left the Government Palace and went to the headquarters of the prefecture, on España Avenue, where he was arrested. Almost at the same time, the Public Prosecutor's Office announced measures against him. Previously, Canal N images showed the former president and members of […]
"During his message, Peruvian President Castillo also attacked the press calling it 'mercenary, corrupt and cynical that injures, defames and slanders with absolute licentiousness.' Castillo 'declared in reorganization the Justice system, the Judicial Power, the Public Ministry, the National Justice Board, and the Constitutional Tribunal'. After the closing of the Congress the Ministers of Labor, […]
"A group of 15 journalists and administrative staff of the Salvadoran digital news outlet El Faro filed a lawsuit on Wed. Oct. 11 in a federal court in California against the technology company NSO Group, creator of the Pegasus software, which they accuse of violating fraud and data abuse laws. The lawsuit against NSO Group, […]