“Griselda Triana presents the call for the Javier Valdez Cárdenas award for Mexican and foreign journalists living in the country, which will be open until February 2021. Journalists are invited to send their investigative projects related to organized crime, political corruption, victims of violence, abuse of power, questionable behavior of the armed forces and social […]
"A judge ordered the arrest of renowned journalist Gonzalo Guillen who earlier this year published evidence that Colombia’s ruling party conspired with a drug trafficking organization to rig to the 2018 elections. The Bogota judge ordered the arrest, claiming Guillen was in contempt of court was not adequately rectifying the claim that a man called Carlos Barrosa from […]
"In exercise of its autonomy and independence, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today selected Pedro José Vaca Villarreal for the position of Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression. The Commission forwarded the name of the selected person to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), who expressed his agreement with […]
“The General Directorate of Revenue (DGI) seized Saturday the Nicavisión Canal 12 facilities, the outlet's vehicles and owner's house, Mariano Valle, for a tax relief of $21 million córdobas [about $607,000 USD], sources of the outlet confirmed to CONFIDENCIAL. In a statement, the owners of Channel 12 reported that the embargo was set by the […]
After an incident in which a public official stated that he was harassed by a journalist, in Panama the debate about the necessity to "create a professional journalism law that not only protect the journalist but certify them legally and academically." "The Colegio Nacional de Periodistas de Panamá (CONAPE) published a statement in which they […]
"Roberto Quiñones, son of the journalist of CubaNet Roberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces, denounced this Tuesday a new maneuver of the Cuban regime against his father, who is detained in the Guantanamo Provincial Prison According to the youth, the liberation of the reporter's release could by delayed due to a supposed COVID-19 test that will […]
"In the ruling of the judicial reform project, the ruling party included a clause, promoted by senator Oscar Parrilli, that forces judges to denounce the pressures 'of the media powers.' In view of this, the Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas (Association of Argentine Journalistic Entities, or Adepa) considered that it was aimed at 'favoring self-censorship, […]
"On Sept. 5, during the Lima International Book Fair (FIL 2020), OjoPúblico will present 'Poderes Fácticos: historias urgentes en tiempos de crisis' (De Facto Powers: Urgent Stories in Times of Crisis), a printed collection of the main investigations published in the first five years of our outlet's existence. ... The publication was edited by OjoPúblico's […]
“Likewise, [Leopoldo Maldonado's] trajectory in the organization allows him to identify the national and regional problems that the exercising of this right face and to take advantage of the channels for dialogue built with our counterparts. Leopoldo will take charge starting Sept. 10 and, to guarantee a efficient transitions, Ana Cristina Ruelas will keep an […]
"Laura Molino, the judge of San Luis, sentenced the journalist Diego Masci today for 'violation of privacy,' to pay $90,000 [Argentinian] pesos in the case initiated by the then Minister of Education of the province as a result of a video going viral in which the official acknowledged having used drugs during a trip to […]
"Managua, July 10, 2020 – Panamanian authorities should immediately restore Corporación La Prensa’s access to its financial assets, and ensure that legal actions do not censor the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On July 4, a Panamanian civil court ordered a freeze on the assets and bank accounts of Corporación La Prensa, […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF - from French Reporters sans frontières) publishes the second part of a series of publications on press freedom in Brazil in 2020 and exposes the structure that drives a network of attacks, led by President Bolsonaro, who systematically encourages hostility and society's distrust of the press. " Read the original article […]