"This Tuesday, the Nicaraguan National Assembly approved the controversial Special Law on Cybercrimes, which intends to investigate and punish 'crimes committed by information and communication technology media,' something that the country's opposition and civil society organizations have described as an attempt to restrict the freedom of expression of the press and to silence sectors critical […]
"The Secretariat of the Civil Service, Irma Eréndira Sandoval, reported that there is an ongoing investigation against the director of the Mexican State News Agency (Notimex), Sanjuana Martínez, for alleged attacks or cyberbullying in social networks against Notimex journalists and workers. During her appearance in the Senate of the Republic, the head of the SFP […]
"Several journalists denounced yesterday that the 'hate lists' that circulate on social networks and in which the names of journalists, authorities and analysts can be found are part of 'a strategy' to instill 'fear,' for which they demanded guarantees from the new government of Luis Arce for the work of the press. 'This is a […]
"Judge Rómulo Chira Cabezas denied the request of the defense representing journalist Paola Ugaz, who requested that the chamber, considering the relevance of the judicial case, authorize two representatives from the Center for Human Rights of the American Bar Association (ABA) to participate as observers in the Oct. 27 hearing... The hearing, which is taking […]
“In response to the wave of criticism the Attorney General's Office received, including a letter from dozens of social communication professors, which denounced alleged persecution from the entity against journalism, the investigating body released details of the meeting that Francisco Barbosa [Colombia's Attorney General] held with Jhonatan Bock, executive director of FLIP [Press Freedom Foundation], […]
"In a decision released this morning, Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla of the Federal Court of Dolores, in Buenos Aires province, charged Santoro–an investigative journalist at national daily Clarín–with belonging to an 'illicit association dedicated to illegal espionage' and carrying out 'prohibited intelligence actions,' according to the court document, which CPJ reviewed. Last year, the court subpoenaed […]
"In recent days, several organizations have published reports with alarming data about the situation of press freedom in Brazil. Today (Oct. 21,2020), Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism) announced its own monitoring: 102 alerts were reported for stigmatizing speech - made only by public authorities - against journalists in Brazil in 2020. In 2019, it […]
“On Oct. 15, the Superior Court of the District of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, in a judgment of the second instance, ordered journalist Vicky Dávila and Radio Cadena Nacional SAS to compensate Jorge Hilario Estupiñán –excommander of the National Police– and his family, considering that the questioning of a possible act of corruption could have caused […]
"Journalist María Ramírez and Susana Reyes, secretary, both employees of [newspaper] Correo del Caroní, were released by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin, for its acronym in Spanish). The situation occurred after more than 6 hours of arbitrary detention ... On Tuesday morning, Sebin raided the headquarters of the newspaper Correo del Caroní, located in […]
"Officials from the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the newspaper Correo del Caroní, located in Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar state... On Monday, October 12, the soldiers detained David Natera Febres, director of Correo del Caroní, for several hours after raiding his residence." Read original article (in Spanish)
“Brazil saw the biggest drop in the freedom of expression indicator in a report that analyzes the situation in 161 countries and that was published on Monday (19) by the international human rights organization Article 19. Brazil's fall was the most expressive in all comparisons made: the indicator fell 18 points in one year (from […]
“The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) presented its 2020 awards on Wednesday, including a special prize posthumously awarded to the at least 130 journalists and press workers who died in the Americas from COVID-19 as a result of working 'bravely' in the middle of the pandemic." Read original article (in Spanish)