"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) warned this Wednesday of "serious implications for press freedom" in El Salvador due to recent modifications to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPP) to combat computer crimes that "creates the legal status of an "undercover digital agent.” According to the agency's statement, the reform, approved on Feb. 1, by the Legislative […]
"Local authorities in the southern Brazilian city of Bagé should stop harassing and attempting to censor investigative journalist Giovani Grizotti and allow the press to do their job without retaliation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On January 13, Bagé mayor Divaldo Lara and communications officer Roberta Mércio shared a photo they claimed is of investigative […]
"With an essay that addresses the violence suffered by journalists in Mexico and the risks that this entails for society, the 21-year-old Mexican Natalia Sobrino-Saeb won the contest that allowed her to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and to meet the winners. The winning essay is titled 'Dangers for the press and society.' 'Journalists […]
"The COVID-19 pandemic and last year's social protests have increased the repression of the Cuban State against journalists and activists, especially women, denounced the Mexican NGO Article 19 on Jan. 18. According to the report 'The paper democracy,' this collective in defense of the freedom of the press registered on the island in the first […]
"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 […]