"Associations that bring together journalists and photojournalists from Paraguay denounced this Tuesday [Feb. 13] alleged cases of censorship and harassment of those who report acts of corruption by public officials and warned that this is allegedly based on 'misuse' of a law for the protection of women. [...] Human rights lawyer and spokesperson for the […]
Eight organizations that work to defend press freedom in Brazil published a statement expressing concern after a police search and seizure operation against journalists Enock Cavalcante and Alexandre Aprá in the state of Mato Grosso [in Brazil] on Tuesday, Feb. 6. "The investigation was initiated due to a complaint presented by the state governor, Mauro […]
"The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Pedro Vaca, visited journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín this Monday [Feb. 12] in a prison in Guatemala, where he has been detained since July 29, 2022. According to the IACHR, Rapporteur Vaca is in Guatemala at the invitation of the […]
Several Argentine organizations, including AMARC Argentina, Centro de Investigaciones ICEP-UNQ, CoNTA, FARCO, FATPREN, REDCOM, Red de Medios Digitales, Sipreba and CELS, jointly made a presentation to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and to the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression with the aim of expressing growing concerns about the situation of press freedom […]
“Dressed in a black suit, wearing a white shirt and a red tie, this Monday, Feb. 5 journalist José Rubén Zamora attended the opening hearing of the trial against him for the alleged crime of conspiracy to obstruct justice. […] However, the hearing was suspended and postponed to Feb. 20. The reason is that the […]
"In its onslaught against state-owned companies, the Argentine government made official the takeover of public media for one year and appointed the officials who will be in charge. The measure had already been announced, but it was confirmed this Monday [Feb. 6] with the publication in the Official Gazette 117/2024. The takeover of Télam, Radio […]
“On Jan. 30, 2024, the Peruvian National Police issued a statement rejecting a caricature by comedian Carlos Tovar 'Carlín,' published in the newspaper La República, and that criticizes the institution showing three police officers, describing two as them as 'criminals.' […] The letter announces that in light of the incident, the attorney general's office in […]
"After unprecedented growth in recent years, the number of cases of violence against journalists fell again in 2023. The report Violence Against Journalists and Press Freedom in Brazil by the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, for its acronym in Portuguese) shows that, last year, 181 cases were recorded, which represents a drop of 51.86% compared […]
"[...] The IAPA [Inter American Press Association] expressed its solidarity with journalist Sebastiana Barráez, of Infoabe, and 'rejected the arrest order from the regime of Nicolás Maduro that accuses her, along with other journalists and activists, of treason, terrorism and attempted murder against the president.' The IAPA said that 'the regime of Nicolás Maduro has […]
"ARTICLE 19 condemns the judicial harassment against journalist Jonathann Estrada, director of [the digital media outlet] Cancún Channel/Contrapunto, on the part of Omar Terrazas, husband of the current governor of [the Mexican state of] Quintana Roo. On Jan. 22, the journalist [...] received a lawsuit in which he is summoned for the alleged crime of […]