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Violence Against Journalists

TV reporter shot in eastern Ecuador

"On the night of Friday, July 25, Marcelo Ruiz, a correspondent for TC Televisión network in [the Ecuadorian province of] Manabí, was the victim of an armed attack. The journalist was driving along the Portoviejo–Santa Ana road. According to preliminary information, another vehicle intercepted the journalist near El Guabito neighborhood. Several shots were fired at […]

Colombian government admits failure to protect El Espectador journalists killed in 1991

"On Friday [July 25], the Colombian government publicly acknowledged its international responsibility for failing to protect journalists Julio Daniel Chaparro and Jorge Enrique Torres, from the newspaper El Espectador, who were killed 34 years ago in the town of Segovia, in the department of Antioquia [in Colombia]. Chaparro, a 29-year-old reporter and poet, and Torres, […]

Police officer assaults journalist in Mexico, investigation underway

“Martín Martínez, a reporter for the El Sol de Irapuato newspaper, was assaulted by a local police officer while covering a police incident in the El Cantador neighborhood. Part of the incident was caught on video by nearby residents and shared on social media. Witnesses said they heard the officer tell Martínez to ‘get the […]

Rights commission urges protection for Colombian journalist and family after assassination attempt

“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression condemned the recent attack on Gustavo Chica, a journalist at the Estéreo Guaviare radio station, and called for a swift investigation. The international body reported that two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. They […]

Widow of Brazilian journalist murdered in Paraguay accuses congressman of attempted bribery

“In a letter read publicly this morning, Cinthia González, widow of the murdered Brazilian journalist Leo Veras, denounced that the [Paraguayan] congressman for Amambay, Santiago Benítez and owner of Radio Imperio, allegedly interceded on behalf of Waldemar Pereira, alias ‘Cachorrão’, a 41-year-old Paraguayan and alleged hitman linked to organized crime who was investigated for the […]

Venezuelan press union demands release of journalist held for 100 days without trial

"The young Venezuelan journalist Nakary Mena Ramos marked 100 days in detention on Wednesday, July 17. The National Union of Press Workers (SNTP for its initials in Spanish) called for her release, noting she is the only woman among the 20 journalists currently jailed in the country. Mena Ramos, a reporter for the outlet Impacto […]

Salvadoran journalist detained by ICE says he’s been ‘emotionally destroyed’

"Journalist Mario Guevara from El Salvador is speaking out about being detained in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in southern Georgia. Guevera, who left his homeland over 20 years ago and founded the Spanish-language news outlet MG News, was detained by ICE agents as he was reporting on a 'No Kings' protest on June 14 […]

Journalist killings in 2025 in Latin America already surpass last year's total

"Between January and July 2025, at least 13 journalists were killed simply for doing their job: reporting information of public interest to their fellow citizens. During this period, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recorded eight murders in Mexico, two in Peru, one in Colombia, one in Guatemala and one in Ecuador. In all of these cases, […]

Peruvian journalist faces threats after reporting on run-down trains in Lima

“The local government in Lima, Peru, issued a statement accusing La República newspaper and its reporting team of sabotaging trains on the Lima-Chosica railway line. The accusation followed a report exposing the poor condition of locomotives and train cars — some more than 40 years old and decommissioned in the United States — that were […]

Reporters in northern Mexico call for protection measures amid escalating violence

"At least four journalists from various media outlets were caught in crossfire while covering a violent incident in the city of Culiacán in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. According to reports, on Monday, July 15, one of the journalists was directly targeted by gunfire, and their work vehicle was hit. Despite the attack, no journalists […]

Historic ruling in Colombia recognizes responsibility of riot control unit for attack on journalist in 2021

"On July 15, the 61st Administrative Court of Bogotá issued a ruling recognizing the administrative and financial liability of the Ministry of Defense and the National Police for the injuries caused to journalist Andrés Cardona during his coverage of the 2021 National Strike marches. In the decision, the Court ordered them to compensate Cardona with […]

Mexico continues to lead Latin America in murders of journalists, according to RSF

“Mexico remains the most dangerous country in the region for journalism, warned Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French), in an article in which it reported that since January 2025, it has documented the murders of eight journalists in the country, out of a total of thirteen homicides recorded in Latin America. 'Despite […]