"'There is not much to celebrate, but there is much to demand,' Tinedo Guía, president of the National College of Journalists (CNP), said on June 27, Journalists' Day in Venezuela. [...] Between 2017 and 2019, according to a study by the NGO Espacio Público, 'the worsening of the social and political context impacted the media […]
"The Honduran College of Journalists (CPH) made a statement on June 23rd through its Twitter account, after a group of journalists were called as witnesses and now they want to prosecute them. This refers to the Specialized Prosecution Unit Against Corruption Networks (Uferco) who summoned a number of journalists as witnesses to investigate a case […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) condemned on June 20th the confiscation of the Nicaraguan news outlet Trinchera de la Noticia. It pointed out that this is the fourth news media outlet officially shut down in that country as a result of 'hostile actions by the Nicaraguan government.' IAPA, based in Miami, emphasized that this […]
"For the Dominican Society of Newspapers (SDD, by its Spanish acronym), the Dominican College of Journalists (CDP) and the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) it is 'striking and dangerous' that various laws seek to consistently affect freedom of expression and the practice of journalism in the Dominican Republic. Persio Maldonado, director of El Nuevo […]
"Argentinian journalist George Chaya, a prominent critic of the Hezbollah leadership, has received a handwritten note warning him that the Iran-backed Shiite terrorist organization might try to kill him. Chaya is an expert on global terrorism and writes a Spanish-language column for the site Infobae. [...] The prevailing assessment is that either Israel or the […]
“On June 9, São Paulo state Sixth Civil Court Judge Fabio Coimbra Junqueira ruled that Dal Piva’s 2021 publication of a threatening message sent to her by Frederick Wassef, President Jair Bolsonaro’s personal lawyer, was ‘unauthorized,’ and ordered her to pay Wassef 10,000 reals (about US $2,000) in damages, according to news reports, a statement by the Brazilian Association […]
"The Tenth Criminal Court of the Judiciary confirmed the acquittal of Paola Ugaz after accusations of defamation filed by Luciano Revoredo, director of the news outlet La Abeja. This, after the plaintiff appealed the decision of the Superior Court that ruled in favor of the journalist. The resolution was issued on May 18 and declared […]
"The undersigned organizations highlight the risks of the rhetoric used against the media during the current electoral campaign in Colombia. This creates an environment that attempts to impide the exercise of freedom of the press, reduces the diversity of information and limits the content that citizens can access. It also raises deep concerns about the […]
"César Acuña decided to drop his defamation lawsuit against investigative journalist Christopher Acosta and the director of the publishing house Penguin Random House, Jerónimo Pimentel, for the publication of the book 'Plata como cancha.' This was confirmed by Enrique Ghersi, lawyer of Acuña, who is the leader of Alianza para el Progreso (APP) and virtual […]
"The National College of Journalists (CNP, by its Spanish acronym) Caracas branch, informed this Monday, June 6, that community journalists Ramón Centeno and Gabriel Guerra, are imprisoned in the National Anti-Drug Office (ONA) in San Agustín, Caracas, after conducting an interview with some detainees for alleged links to drug trafficking. According to the CNP, both […]
"Indigenist Bruno Araújo Pereira, from the National Indian Foundation (Funai), and English journalist Dom Phillips, a contributor to The Guardian newspaper, disappeared in Vale do Javari, in the Amazon, while traveling between the Ribeirinha São Rafael community to the city of Atalaia do Norte. The information was confirmed to GLOBO by the Union of Indigenous […]
"On June 2, 2022, President Pedro Castillo completed 100 days without responding or giving statements to the press. He did so during a visit to a school in the north of Lima, an activity that was neither communicated to the press nor included in his agenda because it was deemed to be 'private.' Ada Ramos, […]