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Violence Against Journalists

Colombian Attorney General seeks aggravated homicide ruling in 2015 murder of journalist Luis Peralta Cuéllar

"More than a decade after the murder of journalist Luis Peralta Cuéllar, the Colombian Attorney General's Office has asked the Supreme Court to uphold the sentence that found it was an aggravated homicide and not a simple homicide, as it is stipulated. The reasons of the Public Prosecutor's Office are based on the fact that […]

Haitian journalist association condemns abduction of two journalists by armed gangs

"The Association of Haitian Journalists (AJH for its initials in Creole) reported Sunday the disappearance of two journalists in the city of Mirebalais, amid a growing climate of violence by armed gangs operating with impunity in the country. The International Federation of Journalists categorically repudiates the criminal violence against press workers and calls for their […]

Death of Dominican journalist Marcelino Vega remains unpunished 44 years later

"On the 44th anniversary of the murder of journalist Marcelino Vega, who was killed while covering a protest by Santo Domingo city hall employees, on April 7, 1981, news organizations condemn the indifference to crimes against the press that have gone unpunished. The Dominican College of Journalists (CDP for its initials in Spanish) and the […]

Venezuelan journalist José Gregorio Camero's health declines after 8 months of detention, wife says

“The Venezuelan Prisons Observatory (OVP for its initials in Spanish) requested the release and medical attention for journalist José Gregorio Camero, detained eight months ago in the central state of Guárico. The organization reported that Camero's wife, Egda Graterol, has reported his health is deteriorating every day, as the journalist and political activist suffers from […]

State security agent assaults TV Perú reporter during live coverage of environment minister

“TV Perú reporter Jackeline Rodríguez said on Tuesday that she was assaulted by a state security officer while conducting a live broadcast at an official event headed by Environment Minister Juan Castro in Ucayali. According to footage shared on her TikTok platform, Rodríguez was about to finish her coverage when she was shoved by one […]

Mexican judicial candidate linked by independent group to journalist’s disappearance

"Among the more than 3,400 candidates vying for votes in Mexico’s first judicial elections, nominations come in all forms. But one in the northern region of the country stands out as a glaring red flag: a candidate running for magistrate while being linked to the disappearance of a young journalist. The candidate is attorney Andrés […]

Colombian journalist threatened for reporting on possible corruption

“In a speech before the Departmental Assembly [of Santander], Representative David Castrillón filed a delicate complaint. He stated that journalist Domingo Navarro, from Cimitarra, [department of] Santander, had received death threats ‘for reporting alleged acts of corruption.’ The deputy, from the Independent Social Alliance Political Party (ASI, for its initials in Spanish) and People in […]

Press team among those affected by tear gas bombs during march in Dominican Republic

"Chaos and disorder was the main element of the march held this Sunday [March 30] in El Hoyo de Friusa [Punta Cana, Dominican Republic], where a group of Dominicans went to demonstrate in rejection of the massive presence of Haitians in the area. The incident began when agents of the National Police threw tear gas […]

Journalists in Chiapas, Mexico, say they're being intimidated after social media page links them to organized crime

"More than 20 journalists denied having ties to an organized crime group operating in the town of Tapachula, [in the Mexican state of] Chiapas, after a social media page accused them by name and photo. [..] On Friday morning [March 28], a Facebook page called Noticias Chiapas al ROJO circulated information accusing 18 journalists of […]

Journalist María Victoria Correa murdered in Envigado, Colombia

"There is shock in the Antioquia community and the journalism community following the murder of journalist María Victoria Correa, which occurred on Friday, March 28, in the municipality of Envigado [in the Colombian department of Antioquia]. The 70-year-old journalist was in a bakery when she was approached by two armed men. One of them initially […]

La Nación reporter in Argentina assaulted during coverage of march

“A reporter for La Nación was assaulted by a person who was participating in the march organized near the Plaza de Mayo, in the center of the city of Buenos Aires, in remembrance of the Day of Memory, Truth and Justice. The TV channel's reporter was in the middle of a report in the afternoon […]

Community journalist murdered in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

“The Guatemalan Red Cross reported an armed attack in the village of Santa Fe, Coatepeque, [department of] Quetzaltenango, last Friday, March 21. The victim was identified as Ismael Alonzo González, a journalist and member of the Association of Journalists and Communicators of the Southwest (APSCO, by its acronym in Spanish). According to preliminary investigations, the […]