"The escalation of attacks against the team of [Cuban digital media outlet] elTOQUE continues. In a new attempt to silence us, the unofficial State Security website, Razones de Cuba, has published an alleged list of our media outlet's ‘executives’ who are allegedly being investigated by that agency. These individuals, they say, ‘(...) may be extradited […]
"Cuban women activists and journalists, who are calling for a freer and fairer country, face a wall of 'repression, state violence, and authoritarian practices' that, according to human rights organizations, endangers their lives and seeks to silence their voices. Amnesty International's regional researcher for the Caribbean, Johanna Cilano, has indicated there are signs that this […]
“Venezuelan news outlet El Pitazo said Monday that its website has been offline since Nov. 21 for reasons that remain unknown. In a statement, the outlet said the company that hosts its site — Contabo — reported all its information stored on the server had been deleted and that it did not know how it […]
"Statements made by Army reserve colonel Márcio Saldanha Walker during an event at the Public Security Secretariat (SSP, for its Portuguese acronym) of Alagoas [in Brazil] on Friday [Nov. 14] provoked repudiation from class entities and the Government of Alagoas itself. During the course promoted by the SSP (Public Security Secretariat), the speaker stated that […]
“In a video released in the last few hours, alias Iván Mordisco, top leader of the FARC dissidents, reappeared to issue a series of warnings while the country is still debating the recent bombing in which several minors recruited by that armed group died. The message, recorded in a jungle area, mixes political speeches, unfounded […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA), together with various international, regional, and national organizations defending freedom of expression and human rights, expresses its deep alarm over the climate of harassment, stigmatization and threats faced by journalists and media outlets in Honduras in the weeks leading up to the general elections on Nov. 30. The recent […]
"Pedro Nakamura, a reporter for O Joio e O Trigo, was once again harassed on Monday, the 17th, by representatives of the tobacco industry. This time, lawmakers and members of corporate associations restricted press freedom during coverage of the 11th Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP11), held in […]
“An explosion was reported on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 16, outside the RCN headquarters in Cali, in southwestern Colombia, prompting a large security deployment in the industrial Los Mangos neighborhood in the city center. The blast occurred after an explosive device was thrown at the news outlet’s building. According to preliminary information, the device […]
"The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS), Pedro Vaca Villarreal, warned in an interview with EFE that self-censorship dominates journalistic work in America, a continent in which 'all countries have serious challenges to guarantee freedom of the press.' 'Self-censorship is […]
"The Chilean Association of Journalists expressed its repudiation of the request by Prosecutor Paulina Díaz, head of High Complexity of the Western Prosecutor's Office, to intercept the telephone records of eleven journalists, a measure that was ultimately rejected by the courts of Justice. Prosecutor Díaz attempted to access the phones of Francisca Skoknic (La Bot), […]
"On the night of Nov. 5, 2025, approximately eight people positioned themselves with a megaphone and a sign outside the Centro Cultural España in Mexico City, the venue for the 14th Festival Latam organized by Distintas Latitudes, an event that brings together prominent media outlets and journalists from the region. In the middle of the […]
"The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, for its acronym in Spanish) expressed its rejection and concern regarding the decision by the Tucumán court to impose a gag order on Gustavo Olarte, director of the Closed Circuit Television Company (CCC), as well as on the company's producers, journalists and presenters. The court order prohibits them from disseminating […]