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Violence Against Journalists

La Nación reporter in Argentina assaulted during coverage of march

“A reporter for La Nación was assaulted by a person who was participating in the march organized near the Plaza de Mayo, in the center of the city of Buenos Aires, in remembrance of the Day of Memory, Truth and Justice. The TV channel's reporter was in the middle of a report in the afternoon […]

Community journalist murdered in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

“The Guatemalan Red Cross reported an armed attack in the village of Santa Fe, Coatepeque, [department of] Quetzaltenango, last Friday, March 21. The victim was identified as Ismael Alonzo González, a journalist and member of the Association of Journalists and Communicators of the Southwest (APSCO, by its acronym in Spanish). According to preliminary investigations, the […]

Haitian gangs set fire to 3 Port-au-Prince radio stations as violence escalates

"The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the arson attacks on at least three TV and radio stations in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince over the last week, as escalating gang violence has caused widescale destruction. Between March 12 and 13, armed gangs from the Viv Ansanm (Living Together) coalition attacked independent stations Radio Télévision Caraïbes […]

Man arrested in Argentina for assault on TV journalist during protest

A 45-year-old man was arrested by police in Buenos Aires for allegedly striking TN news channel journalist Martín González from behind during a protest near the National Congress, authorities told La Nación. City surveillance operators identified the suspect through security camera footage, leading to his arrest about an hour after the incident. The case is […]

Photojournalists in Argentina identify alleged perpetrator of attack on photographer during pensioners' march

“Visual journalists in Argentina presented this Monday [March 17] an video reconstruction where they identified the alleged perpetrator of the attack against photographer Pablo Grillo during the march for retirees and again called for the resignation of the Minister of National Security, Patricia Bullrich, responsible for the police repression operation. According to the Association of […]

Intercept Brazil editor receives death threats after reporting on fugitive

"Journalist Paulo Motoryn, editor and reporter for Intercept Brazil in Brasilia, has been receiving sustained threats of death and physical violence since last Thursday, January 13, when he published a report about a fugitive in Argentina. In the report we show that Josiel Gomes de Macedo, sentenced to 16 years in prison for burning a […]

Journalist and activist Irán Villarreal Belmont murdered in Guanajuato, Mexico

“Iran Villarreal Belmont, director of an independent news page and former candidate for city councilor, was murdered in [the Mexican state of] Guanajuato, the local prosecutor's office said on Friday [March 14]. Villarreal Belmont […] was also an activist and the director of the Facebook page Observatorio Ciudadano, with more than 8,400 followers. According to […]

Coalition in Defense of Journalism discusses journalists' safety with Brazilian government

"The Coalition in Defense of Journalism (CDJor) was received this Thursday, March 13, by the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski. They discussed the main challenges of protecting journalists and communicators in Brazil today: the increase in physical aggression, the intensification of judicial harassment and hostility with gender and racial content, which mainly […]

Armed gangs attack offices of Haiti's largest media group

"In recent hours, armed gangs attacked the Port-au-Prince facilities of Caribbean Radio and Television (RTVC), Haiti's largest media group, the network reported Thursday [March 13]. As RTCV reported, it had to abandon that facility a year ago in order to continue operating due to the gangs' actions. [...] Photos and videos circulating on social media […]

Study by Argentine Journalism Forum reveals troubling reality of violence against women journalists

"On March 11, the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, for its initial in Spanish) presented the results of the investigation 'Threatened Journalists: Researching to Protect Them,' a multiple-case study aimed at analyzing in-depth the situation of women journalists in the country, their career paths, and the violence they face daily in the exercise of their profession. […]

Argentine photographer in serious condition after being hit by tear gas canister

"A photographer capturing images of the retirees' march to Congress [in Argentina] alongside soccer club fans was injured during the brutal repression by security forces ordered by the government. Pablo Grillo, a freelance photojournalist, was hit in the head by one of the tear gas canisters fired by security forces at the protesters. He is […]

UNESCO urges stronger protections after fourth journalist killed in Mexico this year

"The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), through its director general, Audrey Azoulay, condemned the murder of journalist Kristian Martínez, which joins the cases of Calletano Guerrero, Alejandro Gallegos and Jesús Camacho, so far in 2025, registered by the Observatory for Murdered Journalists in 2025. The organization pointed out these attacks and threats […]