"The Espacio OSC (Space for Civil Society Organizations for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists) has launched the campaign '#FútbolConMemoria' (#SoccerWithMemory) to coincide with the 2026 World Cup. The objective of this initiative is to make visible the risks and attacks faced by journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico, a reality that […]
"On Wednesday [June 3], the Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal investigation into alleged financial loss to the State linked to the purported use of public funds to finance a social media smear campaign against the country's journalists and politicians—an allegation the government has denied. [...] The opening of this criminal case came after […]
"This investigation mapped how various forms of parallel power—corrupt politicians, businesspeople, security forces, criminal factions, illegal miners and large landowners—impact the operations, safety and editorial routines of local news outlets across Brazil’s five regions. [...] The key finding runs counter to common perceptions regarding violence and the press: politicians are the most frequently cited source […]
"Guatemala's Public Prosecutor's Office dropped the criminal proceedings initiated in 2022 against several journalists by former Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been sanctioned by the United States for corruption. The decision was confirmed this Monday [June 8] by one of the journalists facing legal prosecution, Alexánder Valdez, after he was notified via a formal […]
“Journalism organizations condemned a decision by the Special Criminal Court of the Barra Funda Forum in São Paulo to order the imprisonment under an open regime of journalist Luan Araújo. In October 2022, Araújo was chased at gunpoint by then-federal lawmaker Carla Zambelli. The prison order was issued by Judge José Fernando Steinberg, who argued […]
"A group of journalists asked Guatemala’s highest court on Tuesday [June 2] to respect freedom of expression during a hearing called by the judicial body to consider a prosecutor's request aiming to reactivate a criminal case against them—a move the media workers label as persecution. The Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity, or FECI, wants a […]
"The Foundation for Freedom of the Press, or FLIP for its initials in Spanish, documented a 227% escalation in attacks against journalists related to election coverage, compared to the same period in 2022. On Sunday, May 31, during the first round of the presidential election, eight attacks were recorded against journalists covering the vote, most […]
"Sports journalist Julio Ibáñez and cameraman Daniel García—both employees of Televisa’s TUDN network—were released by South African authorities after being detained for more than two months. Both journalists were arrested on March 18 while carrying out their work, specifically for flying a drone in a restricted area as part of their coverage of the 2026 […]
“Abraji, the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism, views with concern the decision by the Amapa Justice system ordering journalist Heverson Castro to wear an electronic ankle monitor to serve a sentence of 5 months and 23 days of detention for the alleged crime of defamation. Heverson Castro was criminally convicted by the Amapa Justice system […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the reported harassment of Intercept Brasil journalists in connection with the outlet’s reporting on former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and sons Flávio Bolsonaro and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s connections to jailed Brazilian banker Daniel Vorcaro. […] Brazilian Congressman Hélio Lopes—an ally of senator and current presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro—asked the Supreme […]
“Two reporters, asking to remain anonymous for safety reasons, alerted CPJ [Committee to Protect Journalists] that [Eréndira] Reyes—founder and editor of Facebook-based news page San Wicho Times and the magazine Capital—had been arrested on May 21 by state police in San Luis Potosí, the state capital. [Her daughter Alejandra] Hermosillo was also arrested that same […]
"Eduardo Bolsonaro published a video on his social media accounts stating that he had called the police because a journalist came to his home in Texas, mentioning that in the U.S. state, 'many people have guns in their homes.' Influencer Paulo Figueiredo, who resides in the U.S. state of Florida, used the case reported by […]