"The theft of the personal data of hundreds of journalists in Mexico, including addresses and copies of voter ID cards and passports, has raised fresh safety concerns in one of the most dangerous countries in the world for media professionals. After media reports, Mexican authorities on Monday [Jan. 29] said government computers were hacked on […]
“Since 1997, Jan. 25th has never been the same. José Luis Cabezas, photojournalist for the Perfil editorial group, was murdered by a group of hitmen, made up of guards, criminals and agents of the Buenos Aires Police on behalf of the powerful postal businessman Alfredo Yabrán. Cabezas had focused on the unknown face of the […]
In an event scheduled for Feb. 9, Journalist's Day in Colombia, the State will admit its responsibility in the assassination of the journalist and director of the newspaper El Espectador, Guillermo Cano Isaza. Cano Isaaza was murdered on Dec. 17, 1986 by order of then-head of the Medellín cartel, Pablo Escobar, due to the journalist's […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) urges Honduran authorities to investigate the murder of journalist Luis Alonso Turuel Vega. 'The IAPA laments the murder of Luis Alonso Turuel Vega, of Pencaligüe Televisión, which occurred on Sunday [Jan.28] in Honduras. The association urges the authorities to investigate the crime to clarify possible links with the journalist's […]
“Once again they silenced a journalist. The bullets took away the voice of Mardonio Mejía Mendoza, 65, the director of the community radio station Sonora Estéreo, in San Pedro (Sucre). An active member of the livestock association of that department in the Colombian Caribbean, at 7:23 p.m. on Wednesday [Jan. 24] two men approached him […]
“[On Jan. 24], the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its acronym in Spanish) presented its report on gender-based digital violence directed towards female journalists, recording 655 attacks in the period between Oct. 1, 2023 and Jan. 10, 2024, all on the social network 'X.' [...] Apart from social network X, APES mentioned […]
The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP for its acronym in Spanish) is carrying out a series of commemorative activities on Jan. 25 and 26 in honor of the journalists murdered in the case known as the Uchuraccay Massacre 41 years ago. “Throughout the country, we will gather to pay tribute to the martyrs, […]
"Journalist murders decreased in Haiti in 2023 compared to the previous year, but the local press continued to be a victim of crimes, kidnappings, and multiple threats due to high levels of instability and violence prevailing in the country. The absence of guarantees, the lack of minimum safety conditions, and the high degree of impunity […]
"The [Brazilian] Federal Police arrested Jânio Freitas de Souza this Thursday (Jan. 18). He is considered the right-hand man of Ruben Dário da Silva Villar, known as 'Colombia,' who is accused of the murders of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and English journalist Dom Phillips. Bruno and Dom were killed in 2022, in Vale do Javari, […]
“Yalile Dubón Pérez, a social communicator, was threatened multiple times by unknown people after she published a news story involving the son of the mayor of the city of Santa Rosa de Copán. Dubón Pérez is director and manager of the news program Yalile Informa, which is broadcast on the channel Occidente Al Día TV. […]
“Once again, the director of La Prensa de Tlaxcala, Alberto Amaro Jordán, was the target of an attack when a vehicle attempted to hit him while he was on his way to his home located in San Francisco Atexcatzingo. Fortunately, one of his escorts managed to avoid the collision and things did not get any […]
"A journalist from newspaper Prensa Gráfica faced a series of violations for her journalistic practice caused by the Mayor of El Refugio in Ahuachapán [western zone of El Salvador], Darwin Regalado, and sympathizers of the Nuevas Ideas party, this in the context of the 2024 elections. On Jan. 5, 2024, the journalist met for an […]