"A Salvadoran journalist who built a big social media following by documenting immigration raids may be facing deportation. Federal authorities have requested an immigration 'detainer' for Mario Guevara, who was arrested during a 'No Kings' protest near Atlanta on Saturday, his lawyer said. Guevara entered the United States in 2004 on a tourist visa after […]
"The National Journalism Council (CNP), the Forum of Journalists for Freedom of Expression and Information, the Panamanian Broadcasting Association, and the Chiriquí Journalists Association issued a joint statement condemning the ‘attack endured by journalists’ Pedro Batista (Telemetro Reporta), Horacio Trottman (Sertv) and Luis Alberto Jiménez (TVN Noticias). The journalists were threatened with spears and had […]
“The congress of the state of Sinaloa in Mexico unanimously approved legislation to create the first-ever Special Prosecutor’s Office focused on human rights, as well as the protection of human rights defenders and journalists. This agency will be the first of its kind in Mexico to operate at the local level. In Sinaloa, since September […]
“The president of Ecuador’s Communication Council, César Martín, formally filed a complaint with prosecutors in the city of Chone on behalf of local reporter Luis Arteaga Carrasco, who has been the target of threats and a failed assassination attempt. According to Martín, Arteaga participated as a citizen observer in the bidding process for Chone’s Master […]
“Journalist Sílvia Tereza reported on Thursday, June 12, that she was the target of threats, including suggestions of sexual violence, after publishing an article about the 2026 political landscape. In a video posted on social media, she said the comments were made on her blog and Instagram profile, using offensive and threatening language. According to […]
"The Colombian State acknowledged before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) its international responsibility for the death of journalist and comedian Jaime Garzón, the National Agency for the Legal Defense of the State (Andje, for its acronym in Spanish) reported this Monday [June 9]. 'By decision of the Colombian State (…) we have taken […]
"In a statement, the Association of Journalists of Paraguay (SPP, for its initials in Spanish) took a position on the aggression suffered by a journalist and other colleagues at the hands of local officials during a protest this Monday [June 9] in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. On Monday morning, several local officials demonstrated at […]
"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its initials in Spanish) issued a statement on Monday, June 9, in which it denounced a possible plan by the Salvadoran government to detain journalists of the digital news outlet El Faro. According to the statement, the journalists canceled return flights from Costa Rica to El […]
“The director of news portal Portavoz MX, Andrés Pérez Mendiola, requested the intervention of the State Commission for the Protection and Attention of Journalists (CEAPP, by its Spanish acronym) after allegedly suffering a threat from the mayor of the municipality of Cazones [in the Mexican state of Veracruz], Miguel Ángel Uribe Toral, related to Pérez […]
"A group of representatives presented a bill that seeks to provide a framework of protection for journalists, photojournalists and press workers to ensure the free and safe exercise of their work in the face of the constant attacks and risks to which they are exposed daily. [...] 'This initiative is presented as a tool to […]
"Journalist Saúl Ortega Ortiz was found dead inside a home in the municipality of Guadalupe, Zacatecas, on Monday, June 2. According to the report from the Attorney General's Office of the State of Zacatecas, the incident was a suicide, which they learned of around 8:20 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, authorities located the man's […]
“In response to repeated police attacks on press workers carrying out their jobs, the Buenos Aires Press Union (SiPreBA), a member of the Argentine Federation of Press Workers (FATPREN), with support from the International Federation of Journalists and the Democracy at Work program, has acquired personal protective equipment to distribute to self-managed media outlets and […]