"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 […]
"With three groups detected as aggressors, 93 attacks and the murder of a journalist, it is how the State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists (CEAPP) [in the state of Veracruz] closed its statistics for 2021, Israel Hernández Sosa, executive secretary of CEAPP, said. He commented that organized crime occupies a high percentage within […]
“After an increase in COVID-19 cases in the TV Record newsroom, the São Paulo Journalists Union (SJSP) is demanding measures to mitigate contagion among professionals. In a statement sent to the company's HR, the SJSP requested the immediate adoption of home office for as many employees as possible, massive testing, supply of face masks and adoption […]
"For more than a decade, Marcela Turati has painstakingly documented disappearances and mass graves in Mexico, cementing her reputation as one of the country’s foremost investigative reporters. But even with her knowledge of human rights abuses and corruption, she was shocked to learn that she has been under investigation by Mexican federal authorities for years. […]
"Julio Chiapetta, former head of Sports for the newspaper Clarín, was declared in absentia for a lawsuit filed against him by the president of Conmebol, Alejandro Domínguez and a judge from the Single Sentencing Court, Inés Galarza, ordered his capture. The journalist said that he had not been duly notified. Argentine trade associations and the […]
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold its 183rd Regular Period of Sessions from March 7 to 18. The format for holding the Period of Sessions will be implemented in response to the fulfillment of its mandates and functions given the seriousness of the situation that the region and the world are going […]
"The National Telecommunications Commission of Venezuela (Conatel, by its Spanish acronym) shut down the Kalor 101.9 FM station, based in Acarigua, in the state of Portuguesa, on Dec. 28. The news outlet was run by the journalist and recently-elected opposition mayor, Carlos Barrios. [...] On Dec. 27, the regulatory body closed the Astro 97.7 FM […]
"The governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, announced on Dec. 27 that he had filed lawsuits against the journalist and researcher Ricardo Ravelo Galó, of the SinEmbargo news outlet, for alleged moral damage. [...] The governor's reaction comes after the journalist published two articles on Dec. 17 and 24part of a journalistic […]
"In the ruling, notified today [Dec.21, 2021], relapsed in the Case of Palacio Urrutia et al. v. Ecuador, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the international responsibility of the State of Ecuador for the violation of the rights to freedom of expression, the principle of legality, movement and residence, job stability, judicial guarantees and […]