"Abraji vehemently repudiates death threats against journalist Paula Litaiff, CEO of Revista e Agência Cenarium, from Manaus, [Brazil,] and her family due to articles published on the news portal. In a complaint to the police on Wednesday afternoon , Nov. 13, Litaiff presented prints of threats made in a WhatsApp group of Amazonian journalists who […]
“Guatemalan journalist Quimy de León, co-founder of the independent news agency Prensa Comunitaria who was honored this year with an international award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), said that repression and threats will not make her abandon her work. 'As long as it gives us meaning in life, we will continue to do […]
“The organization Article 19 demanded authorities 'immediately' assist journalist Luis Daniel Nava Jiménez, correspondent of Proceso and El Sur: Periódico de Guerrero, who was approached in a threatening manner and had his cell phone and computer stolen in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico, by armed men in black uniforms. Article 19 demanded the State Unit for the […]
“'We have all your information.' This is part of the message that Colombian journalist Idinael Fernández, who works at Radio Magdalena, received on his cell phone a few days ago. Fernández denounced that he had been threatened by alleged members of the [criminal group] Clan del Golfo. [...] The journalist said that he had received […]
“The case of La Patilla journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, detained since Aug. 20 in Venezuela, was brought to trial in a hearing on Monday, Nov. 11, and she was sentenced to prison. Guaita was charged with inciting hatred, terrorism and obstruction of a public highway. The information was reported by political leader César Pérez Vivas […]
“Explosives thrown by fans of the soccer team Atlético-MG onto the field of the MRV Arena [in Belo Horizonte, Brazil] hit photojournalists covering Sunday's [Nov. 10] Brazil Cup final. One of the explosives erupted near photographer Nuremberg José Maria just after a goal by the team Flamengo. The photographer suffered three broken fingers, ruptured tendons […]
“Journalist associations in [the Mexican state of] Guerrero reported that their colleague Luis Daniel Nava, contributor to the magazine Proceso and reporter for the El Sur de Guerrero newspaper, was the victim of an apparent assault by two men dressed in black tactical clothing, with long weapons and military appearance, who allegedly threatened him by […]
“The Human Rights Ombudsman's Office of the State of Guanajuato (Prodheg, for its acronym in Spanish) opened an ex officio complaint regarding the arrest and physical assault suffered by journalist Humberto Gutiérrez, by Irapuato police, when he was covering a road accident. [...] The 'Irapuato Despierta' reporter, Humberto Gutiérrez, reported that he was arrested and […]
"The main journalist unions in Bolivia reported on Tuesday [Nov. 5] that 25 cases of attacks and threats against press workers have been documented during the 23 days of road blockades carried out by supporters of former President Evo Morales (2006-2019). In a statement, the National Association of Journalists of Bolivia, or ANPB for its […]
On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, UNESCO calls on all states to fulfill their commitments and put an end to impunity for the murders of journalists. A new UNESCO report highlights the continued high rate of impunity in journalist murders: 85% of all murders recorded by the […]
“The Association of Journalists of Guatemala (APG, for its Spanish acronym) issued a statement in which it demands 'that the intimidations by the Specialized Division of Criminal Investigation (Deic) against journalist Diego España cease, since two agents of this police agency arrived at the newsroom of the newspaper La Hora to request sensitive information from […]
"Brazilian Federal Police concluded that the murder of Indigenous affairs activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips, which occurred on June 5, 2022 in the Javari Valley, northern Amazonas, was due to surveillance activities [encouraged by Pereira] in the Amazon. The police also accused Rubén Dario da Silva Villar, known as 'Colombia,' as the […]