"More than 30 congress members filed a bill against judicial harassment of journalists and social leaders, whom people try to silence through guardianships, complaints and million-dollar. Voices from the judicial sector point out that the bill may be ambiguous and redundant. A few days ago, Senator Rodrigo Lara Restrepo filed the bill with the Secretary […]
"Nicaraguan media critical of Daniel Ortega's government decided to suppress writer bylines in news articles as a protection measure, according to a report released on Tuesday [Aug. 10], which warned that at least 11 journalists have left the country for security reasons. 'Given the escalation of attacks and threats to the independent press, as of […]
"This region has seen a decline in its historical progress towards recognizing the right to information – despite an important new regional treaty in the area. A shortage of credible information in relation to critical issues, including the fight against COVID, sits in contrast to the abundance of disinformation and misinformation that has submerged the […]
“The Specialized Criminal Chamber of the National Court of Justice denied the appeal filed by the former mayor of Loja, Bolívar Castillo, and issued an acquittal that confirmed the innocence of journalist Lenin Paladines. On Sept.15, 2020, the judge of the Loja Penal Unit, Mario Guerrero, dismissed the lawsuit that Bolívar Castillo filed against the […]
“'I am not free, but at least I am out of the dungeons,' Camila Acosta told CPJ via messaging app after her release to house arrest on July 16 following a four-day detention for covering the recent protests in Cuba. Acosta, who is based in Havana, covered protests on July 11 for the Cuban independent […]
"An international study released this Tuesday (July 20, 2021) demonstrates a colossal increase in attacks on the press in Brazil and Latin America. The Voces del Sur (VdS) network, of which the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) and 12 other organizations in the region are part, released the third edition of the Sombra Report. […]
"The Voces del Sur (VDS) network presented the Shadow Report 2020 that compiles alerts related to violations of freedom of expression, freedom of the press and access to information that occurred in 13 Latin American countries: Argentina , Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. [...] The regional results […]
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold its 181st Period of Sessions online between October 18th to 29th of 2021. [...] In accordance with its Rules of Procedure, the IACHR will receive requests for public hearings through the system that closes on August 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. local time at the IACHR headquarters […]
“Judge Air Marin Junior, of the 2nd Civil Court of Boa Vista (RR), granted an injunction determining the removal of excerpts of the report '"I buy everything': Yanomami gold is freely sold on Rua do Ouro, in Boa Vista,” produced by Amazônia Real, in partnership with Repórter Brasil, and published on June 24 of this […]
"IFEX-ALC is concerned over the 11 July theft of computers and an external hard drive from the home of CAinfo president Fabián Werner and his partner, journalist María Natalia Rodríguez. The theft took place within a context of increasing hostility against the media in Uruguay, which was highlighted by CAinfo in its 7th Threats Monitoring […]