"The protests that began on Sept. 22 in Ecuador have already led to 143 cases of human rights violations, 63 arrests, 92 injuries, 11 people 'temporarily missing"—including one previously detained by police—and one dead: Efraín Fuerez, the 46-year-old Indigenous leader recognized for his work in Mingas, who was shot by a group of soldiers quelling […]
"A federal judge sentenced Erick Hazael Ramos Mendoza, known as “El Haza” or “El Gordo,” to 11 years in prison for attempted murder and aggravated criminal association in the armed attack on journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva in December 2022. The ruling was issued at the Federal Criminal Justice Center in the Reclusorio Norte prison after […]
"The digital newspaper of the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA, for its acronym in Spanish) published an image of journalist Rodrigo Wong Arévalo [director of Abriendo Brecha and TEN Canal 10] labeling him a 'liar and traitor to the country.' The military institution's description came after the journalist commented that the maritime incident that occurred between […]
"On Sept. 29, 2025, Peruvian congressman Héctor Valer, representing the Somos Perú party, assaulted, insulted and spat on journalist Max Lanza after becoming angry with the reporter when he rebuked him for his statements labeling the protesters killed in the 2022 and 2023 protests as 'communists.' The incident, which took place in Puno, in the […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish) strongly condemns the sustained institutional hostility of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) against journalist Karla Ramírez, head of investigations for the Sunday TV program ‘Panorama,’ and her press team. In a particularly serious case, the PNP has announced in a public statement […]
"The Senate [in Paraguay] approved a declaration following recent attacks and threats against journalists, seeking to clarify the cases and identify those responsible. [...] Also, in about 15 days, the bill for the protection of journalists and human rights defenders, drafted by the Paraguayan Journalists' Union (SPP, for its acronym in Spanish) and organizations such […]
"The Paraguayan Journalists' Union (SPP, for its acronym in Spanish) denounced this Tuesday [Sept. 23] that its country 'has not made great efforts' to protect the sector and reported 'more than 100 cases of attacks' against journalists since 2022, the year in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court H.R.) condemned the Paraguayan […]
"The protest against the Peruvian government and Congress organized by young people and other social groups on Saturday [Sept. 20] in Lima left 12 police officers injured, six attacks on journalists, as reported by the National Association of Journalists (ANP, by its acronym in Spanish), and more than a dozen protesters injured, although there are […]
"Newspaper Expreso and its publishing company, Granasa, publicly denounced an attempt of intimidation by José Julio Neira, current Secretary General of Public Integrity [of Ecuador] and director of several institutions, who on Sept. 17 posted a video on his personal X account linking the media outlet to an alleged tax evasion and money laundering scheme. […]
"Speaking with ABC Cardinal this Friday, Commissioner Ramón Morales, deputy commander of the National Police, spoke about the immediate measures the police are taking following the shooting of journalist Carlos Benítez's home in Lambaré [Paraguay] last night [Sept. 18]. This was the second such attack against a journalist this week in the city. Unknown individuals […]
"A report released on Monday [Sept. 15] by the Circle of Women Journalists (CMP, for its Spanish acronym) in La Paz documented 45 attacks against the press in Bolivia between January and June 2025. Of these, 12 involved women journalists who experienced some form of violence, most often while reporting in the field. The findings […]
"After 206 days of an enforced disappearance that kept his family and colleagues on tenterhooks, the location of journalist Rory Branker has been confirmed. He is being held in the cells of the Bolivarian National Police in Boleíta (Zone 7), Caracas, Venezuela. His mother was able to see him for the first time, as confirmed […]