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Violence Against Journalists

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Colombian journalist flees after death threat after report on extortion claims

"Colombian authorities must thoroughly investigate the death threat received by journalist Edward Álvarez, ensure his safety, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday [May 21]. Álvarez, a reporter for the independent online news outlet La Chiva de Urabá in the northern city of Apartadó, received a death threat via […]

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Nicaraguan police arrest journalist Orlando Chavez after raiding his home

“Police from Daniel Ortega's regime detained journalist Orlando Chávez Esquivel, from [the city of] León, after raiding his house on the night of Sunday, May 19, as the organization Alertas Libertad de Prensa reported on social networks. Chávez is director of the news program 'El Metropolitano,' which is broadcast Monday through Friday on La Consentida […]

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FLIP warns that President Gustavo Petro 'persists in his strategy of delegitimizing journalism' in Colombia

“[Colombia's] Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its acronym in Spanish) spoke out this Wednesday [May 15] regarding President Gustavo Petro's recent questions, objections and criticisms against several media outlets and journalists. Along these lines, the organization warned that the Head of State 'persists in his strategy of delegitimizing journalism.' According to FLIP, in recent […]

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Seven years after murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, demand for justice continues

“To mark the seventh anniversary of the murder of journalist Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas, his family, accompanying organizations, media and journalists, continue with the demand for justice for the atrocious crime, which occurred on May 15, 2017 in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, [Mexico]. [...] Currently, the legal cases against the perpetrators in Javier's homicide […]

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Colombian president responds to journalist about possible irregularities in financing of presidential campaign

"Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE, for its Spanish acronym) initiated an investigation into possible irregularities in the financing of the campaign that led Gustavo Petro to the presidency of the country. The Colombian president has used his social media accounts to defend himself from these accusations. In his last publication on his X account, President […]

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Ecuador delivers classified documents to relatives of El Comercio journalists murdered in 2018

"This Thursday [May 9], the Ecuadoran government delivered classified documents to relatives of the journalistic team from newspaper El Comercio that was murdered in 2018. The documents were from deliberations of the Security Council during the time the team was abducted by a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, for its […]

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Digital media outlet from Michoacán, Mexico, reports death threats

“Since May 6, the journalistic platform Portal Hidalgo [based in the state of Michoacán, Mexico] received [...] a warning to stop publishing against the country's President, under threat of silencing the journalists of that site. Jorge Hidalgo, head of the media outlet, is already evaluating the way forward. [...] In an interview with Quadratín, the […]

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Haiti: Former mayor and former legislator are accused of 2019 murder of journalist Néhémie Joseph

"A former senator and a former mayor, along with five others, have been accused of murdering journalist Néhémie Joseph five years ago in a town in central Haiti. Judge Edwige Dorsainvil ordered pretrial detention for former legislator Rony Célestin, former mayor Lochard Laguerre, and Juste Chandou Clerjeune, Elionel Casséus, Angelina Fabiola Cameau, Douyon Rosevald, and […]

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Ecuadoran journalist held hostage in front of cameras asks for asylum in United States

“Some terrifying images went around the world in January. They showed how a television crew in Ecuador was held hostage by a group of criminals during a live broadcast. But the most shocking thing was the image of journalist José Luis Calderón while he was subdued by these subjects. Since then, his life took a […]

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President of Chile harshly rebuked for case of Francisca Sandoval, journalist murdered in Santiago in 2022

"This Friday, May 3, the president [of Chile] Gabriel Boric led the inauguration of the 31st World Press Freedom Day Conference at the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center. During his speech, two of the attendees rebuked him, remembering the case of Francisca Sandoval, a reporter for Diseño 3 de La Victoria, murdered on May 1, 2022 […]

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Relatives of murdered journalists denounce threats by senior official during protest in Veracruz, Mexico

“Through social networks, it was reported in Xalapa, Veracruz, that relatives of murdered journalists have been subjected to threats by a senior state official. The director of Regional Policy of the Ministry of the Interior of Veracruz, Héctor Eduardo Ciprian Méndez, is accused of intimidating family members during a public event in Plaza Lerdo. Jorge […]

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Colombia: Former deputy director of defunct intelligence department sentenced for psychological torture of journalist Claudia Duque

“This Tuesday [April 30] the Tenth Criminal Court of the Specialized Circuit of Bogotá convicted former deputy director of the DAS [defunct Colombian intelligence department], Emiro Rojas Granados, and former agent Néstor Javier Pachón Bermúdez for illegal surveillance and harassment, which amounted to aggravated torture of journalist Claudia Julieta Duque Orrego. According to the 226-page […]