"The day El Faro reporter Julia Gavarrete’s father passed away, her phone was infected with Pegasus spyware that could activate the microphone and camera, and read all her messages – one of multiple occasions her privacy was invaded with the tool over the course of several months. Gavarrete made this disturbing discovery while cooperating with […]
"Journalists from Folha de S.Paulo signed an open letter protesting content they consider racist published in the newspaper. Here is the full text in Portuguese. It was endorsed by 186 journalists, with 164 nominal signatures. In the document, the professionals express their concern about the recurring publication in the newspaper of content they consider racist. […]
Minister Rosa Weber, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF, by its Portuguese acronym), ruled that the Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI) 7055, in which the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) alleges the existence of judicial harassment against the press, be analyzed directly in merit by the Plenary. The measure takes into account the topic's […]
"El presidente de la Asociación de Periodistas de El Salvador (Apes, by its Spanish acronym), César Fagoaga, denunció este jueves el hackeo a el móvil que es utilizado por el gremio para recibir denuncias de comunicadores vulnerados. Fagoaga explicó en una conversación telefónica con Efe que la tarde de hoy nos dimos cuenta de un […]
"Of 315 Twitter blockings against press professionals registered by the Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (Abraji) at on Jan. 11, 291 were made by President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), his sons who also hold elective office, ministers and special secretaries of State, in addition to government officials who make up the support base of the current […]
"The president of EFE, Gabriela Cañas, lamented this Jan. 12 that the Cuban government seems to be 'kicking out' this media outlet by withdrawing accreditation from its journalists in Havana. Cañas warned that the Spanish news agency is beginning to consider whether to stay on the island. Cañas made these statements when speaking at a […]
"The delegations of the United Nations Organization (UN), European Union (EU) and the Embassies of the United States, United Kingdom and Canada in Peru reassured on Nov. 11 that they would defend freedom of expression after the controversial conviction for defamation handed down by a judge against journalist Christopher Acosta and editor Jerónimo Pimentel. The […]
"The plenary session of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Ecuador began this Jan. 11 the first of two debates on the bill known as the Organic Guarantee, Promotion and Protection of Freedom of the Press, Opinion, and Expression and of Communication. The opinion was divided between the different political groups. The debate in the legal […]
"Another one of the celebrities who were also named in the book [Emma and the other narco ladies, 2021, available in Spanish] was Andrés García, a consecrated actor and national cinema star. In Hernández's journalistic work, García is said to hold alleged criminal ties with Héctor Beltrán Leyva, the former founder and leader of the […]
"In the state of Barinas [Venezuela] this Sunday, Jan. 9, the repetition of the regional elections of November 21 was held. During the day, we registered four cases against journalists and the media that correspond to five violations of freedom of expression. On this occasion, intimidation and censorship were the most frequent. The [military deployment […]
"Two Cuban journalists who remained stranded for more than 30 hours at the San Salvador International Airport have been admitted to the Central American country by the government of President Nayib Bukele, after the regime of Daniel Ortega, an ally of Havana, rejected their entry to Nicaragua. Independent reporters Esteban Rodríguez and Héctor Luis Valdés […]
"The Office in Mexico of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-DH) called on Jan. 4, National Journalist Day in this country, to guarantee conditions of freedom and security for the work of information professionals. In a statement, UN-DH said that in addition to recognizing those who practice journalism, 'it is essential to […]