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Brazilian court orders The Intercept Brasil, ND+ to modify coverage of court case

"On December 12, Judge Cleni Serly Rauen Vieira, of the Santa Catarina state Court of Justice’s Third Civil Court, ordered independent news websites The Intercept Brasil and ND+, and Schirlei Alves, a freelance journalist who contributed to both outlets, to 'rectify' their reporting on a rape trial, according to news reports and the judge’s decision, […]

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Brazil: Judge and prosecutor in the case of influencer Mariana Ferrer sue websites and reporter for moral damages

“Judge Rudson Marcos and prosecutor Thiago Carriço, from Santa Catarina, filed actions for moral damage against journalist Schirlei Alves, from First Look Media, the company that owns The Intercept Brasil, and the publisher Notícias do Dia, from the site Santa Catarina ND+ , which published reports on the case of the influencer Mariana Ferrer. [...] […]

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Prosecution of Argentine journalist Daniel Santoro is revoked, 'ratifies value of freedom of expression'

“The Federal Chamber of Mar del Plata revoked the prosecution of journalist Daniel Santoro in the case in which he was being investigated for alleged extortion and illegal espionage. [...] " “The ruling is interpreted as a blow to the Kirchnerism discourse, which linked the journalist from newspaper Clarín to a political operation. [...] " […]

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Confidencial's newsroom has been occupied by Nicaraguan police for two years

“Two years ago, at midnight on Dec. 13, 2018, the Police at the service of Daniel Ortega's regime assaulted and looted the newsroom of Confidencial and Esta Semana, without having a court order. A day later, the violations continued with the permanent occupation of our newsroom by armed elements of the Police, who have been […]

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Record number of journalists jailed worldwide

"A record number of journalists were imprisoned globally for their work in 2020 as authoritarian nations arrested many covering COVID-19 or political instability. Amid the pandemic, governments delayed trials, restricted visitors, and disregarded the increased health risk in prison; at least two journalists died after contracting the disease in custody... Honduran journalist David Romero – […]

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Prosecution of Argentine journalist Daniel Santoro is revoked, 'ratifies value of freedom of expression'

“The Federal Chamber of Mar del Plata revoked the prosecution of journalist Daniel Santoro in the case in which he was being investigated for alleged extortion and illegal espionage. [...] " “The ruling is interpreted as a blow to the Kirchnerism discourse, which linked the journalist from Clarín newspaper to a political operation. [...] " […]

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Two years on, police continue to occupy newsroom of Nicaragua's Confidencial

“Two years ago, at midnight on Dec. 13, 2018, the Police at the service of Daniel Ortega's regime assaulted and looted the newsroom of Confidencial and Esta Semana, without a court order. A day later, the outrage continued with the permanent occupation of our newsroom by armed members of the Police, who have been there […]

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Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón claims that during his six-year term, MVS Radio offered to fire Carmen Aristegui

"Former President Felipe Calderón said this Friday that during his tenure, a communication company offered him the dismissal of journalist Carmen Aristegui. The forementioned, in clear reference to the dispute between the journalist and MVS Radio in 2011, which led to her leaving the air between Feb. 7 and 18 of that year, for requesting […]

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World Press Freedom Conference 2020 begins this week online

“The World Press Freedom Conference 2020 (WPFC) uniquely gathers journalists, media companies, human rights defenders, members of the judiciary, policymakers, academics, youth, NGOs and everyone who is interested in press freedom worldwide.” “WPFC 2020 will be held in a new, innovative format: merging digital and in-person elements. UNESCO and The Kingdom of the Netherlands are […]

William Bonner and Renata Vasconcelos. Photo: TV Globo

Brazil: Police summon two TV Globo journalists for alleged breach of a gag order

"The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro summoned the anchors William Bonner and Renata Vasconcellos, from TV Globo’s (newscast) “Jornal Nacional,” to testify for the alleged crime of disobedience of the judicial decision in relation to publications involving the investigation of 'rachadinhas' (an illegal scheme in which employees of representatives’ offices shared their salaries with […]

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Justice rejects deputy’s censorship request against Brazilian fact-checking site Aos Fatos

“Judge Marília de Ávila e Silva Sampaio, of the 6th Special Civil Court of Brasilia, this Monday (November 30) dismissed the request for censorship in an action filed by federal deputy Bia Kicis (PSL-DF) against Aos Fatos. In addition to the retraction, the congresswoman demanded to remove from the air the report ‘Quoted for Health, […]