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Nicaraguan prosecutor's office accuses journalist Carlos Chamorro of money laundering

"The Nicaraguan prosecutor's office reported this Tuesday (August 24) that it accused the journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios for the crimes of money, goods and assets laundering, appropriation and improper retention and abusive management, within the case against the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation. Chamorro, one of the most critical voices of the government led […]

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Nicaraguan property administration expropriates home of journalist Patricia Orozco from Agenda Propia; she decides to go into exile

"Patricia Orozco, former director of Onda Local and director of the digital media outlet Agenda Propia, announced that she has gone into exile and denounced that the Property Administration expropriated her home that had been granted to her by the State and where she has lived with her family for 36 years. 'The Property Administration […]

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Brazilian Federal Police says Bolsonaro supporters copy Trump and use attacks on the press as method

"The Federal Police stated to the Superior Electoral Court that the 'bolsonarista' channels on social networks work with the objective of 'diminishing the border between what is true and what is a lie' and use as a strategy attacks on traditional media outlets (newspapers, radio, TV, etc.) This method was also applied in the campaign […]

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Ecuadoran government wants to sell media seized during Rafael Correa administration

“[Ecuadoran] Secretary of Communication, Eduardo Bonilla, assured that the government wants to put up for sale the private media seized during the administration of Rafael Correa, incorporated into the public system in 2017 by the former president of the country, Lenín Moreno. "There is the political will to sell all the seized private media," Bonilla […]

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Law against 'judicial harassment,' new proposal in Colombian Senate

"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 […]

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Nicaraguan media suppress writers' bylines as a protection measure

"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 […]

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Latin America and the Caribbean sees decline in recognition of right to information and rise of disinformation: IFEX

"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 […]

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National Court of Ecuador denies appeal filed by former mayor in case of lawsuit against journalist and councilors for alleged moral damage

“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 […]

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Journalist Camila Acosta speaks from house arrest about covering Cuba’s historic protests

“'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 […]

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Report indicates that press freedom alerts rose more than 200% in Brazil

"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. […]

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In 2020, 13 countries reported 3,350 attacks against journalists and media: Voces del Sur

"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 […]

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IACHR announces 181th Period of Sessions in online format and is receiving applications for public hearings

"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 […]