The editor of the digital newspaper Hondudiario, Arístides Aceituno, denounced on Friday, Jan. 31, that he is wanted by the International Police (Interpol), due to a lawsuit against him filed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Honduras, Roosevelt Hernández. Apparently, the lawsuit stems from a report published […]
While reporting on a traffic jam in a sector of the city of Chiclayo, Peru, Fátima Constantino, a journalist for the media outlet Exitosa, was detained by members of the National Police on the morning of Jan. 28. According to local media, an agent approached her, called her out for recording and asked her to […]
“The president of [Costa Rica], Rodrigo Chaves Robles, did not want to receive the representatives of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), who are visiting the country, in his office in the Presidency of the Republic. This Tuesday [Jan. 28] the president of this organization, José Roberto Dutriz, confirmed that despite several requests to the Presidency […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released its 2024 Assistance Report. The report highlights how the growing phenomenon of forced exile particularly affects journalists, as risks for information professionals covering conflict zones have increased worldwide. Seventy percent of the NGO’s emergency funds were allocated to relocating persecuted journalists from all corners of the globe." Read original […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) urged Honduras' National Emergency System 911 to drop defamation charges against journalists from El Heraldo newspaper and urged the state institution to refrain from violating freedom of expression. The legal action was apparently initiated in retaliation for the publication of a series of reports. On Jan. 21, the National […]
“Guatemalan journalists Marvin Del Cid and Sonny Figueroa have been the subjects of harassment in recent weeks, the organization Artículo 19 reported. The attacks intensified after the Del Cid and Figueroa published an article about media outlets spreading disinformation in Guatemala. They also escalated following the release of a video showing someone photographing the two […]
"The National Assembly of Nicaragua approved on Thursday [Jan, 16] articles of an amendment to the Political Constitution, which establish that authorities will check that the media does not spread false news that infringe on the rights of citizens. Many journalists consider this an attack on freedom of the press. The constitutional amendment, approved unanimously […]
"Carlos Correa, director of the Venezuelan human rights NGO Espacio Público who was arrested on Jan. 7, was released early Thursday [Jan. 16] morning, the organization reported in a message on [social media platform] X. 'We thank all the people, organizations, governments and groups that joined the call for his release,' says the message in […]
“Journalist Yixon Ordóñez, from the outlet Novedades Sucumbíos, was detained by the national police the night of Jan. 12 after being accused of violating the curfew. Ordóñez spent 16 hours in custody before a judge issued his release order. A decree signed by President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency and curfew in various […]
“Reporter Diana Saray Giraldo has been the target of stigmatizing remarks since Jan. 9 by Senator Sandra Ramírez, a member of the Comunes party [composed of former FARC guerrilla combatants]. The controversy arose after Giraldo shared a post on the social media platform X about the senator’s participation in an event in Venezuela. In her […]
“At least 283 journalists have been forced to leave Nicaragua since the beginning of repression in 2018, undertaken by the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. In 2024, 81 violations of press freedom were recorded, according to a report published Monday [Jan. 13] from the Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED, for […]
“On Monday [Jan. 13], Guatemala's Supreme Court granted an amparo to Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora that suspends his re-entry into prison, as an appeals court had ordered last November. Zamora was released from prison in October 2024 after almost two years serving a six-year sentence for money laundering that was later annulled. A judge […]