"Estefany Rodríguez, the Nashville Spanish-language news reporter arrested by ICE, was granted a $10,000 bond Monday but remains detained in Louisiana after government lawyers reserved their right to appeal, according to her attorney. Joel Coxander, Rodríguez’ attorney, said she has been subject to 'inhumane and difficult treatment' since her arrest in Nashville by ICE agents […]
"The families of two Haitian journalists who were reported kidnapped last week pleaded Monday for information about them, with many fearing that gangs had killed them. Junior Célestin of Radio Television Megastar and Osnel Espérance of Radio Uni FM were reporting in downtown Port-au-Prince on Friday when they were taken, according to Radio Uni FM. […]
Two Haitian journalists were abducted on Friday, March 13, in downtown Port-au-Prince by armed members of a gang. The victims, Osnel Espérance of Radio Uni FM and Junior Célestin of Radio Television Megastar, were kidnapped while reporting in the lower part of the capital, The Haitian Times reported. Their employers confirmed the double abduction, which […]
"Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered a search and seizure at the residence of Maranhão journalist Luis Pablo Conceição Almeida, known as Luis Pablo. Moraes ordered the seizure of cell phones and a laptop after the publication of reports in which Luis Pablo pointed out the alleged irregular use of an official vehicle belonging […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) reported on Tuesday that conditions for journalism and freedom of expression in the Americas have deteriorated dramatically, with a regional average of 47.10 points, the lowest level since the Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and the Press was first compiled. According to the report, now in its sixth edition, […]
"Last Sunday afternoon, the 9th, coverage of the classic match between Internacional and Grêmio, for the final of the Gaucho Championship, began with an episode of hostility against the press. Journalist Alice Bastos Neves, presenter for RBS TV, was the target of verbal abuse from a fan in the stands of the Beira-Rio stadium in […]
"The Union of Professional Journalists in the State of Amazonas (SINJOR/AM) has intensified its monitoring and protection efforts for the profession in the first two months of 2026. On Monday (March 2), at a meeting of the Commission on Violence against Journalists, composed of journalists Isac Sharlon, Henderson Martins, and Alessandra Aline, the entity formalized […]
"Non-governmental organizations and members of the press are demanding an investigation and justice for the murder of Merida journalist Walter Jaimes. Jaimes had been reported missing since last Saturday [Feb. 28]; however, it was not until this Tuesday, March 3, that his identity was confirmed, after his body was located in the Puente Viejo sector, […]
"An event considered extremely serious and worrying for press freedom and democratic coexistence was recorded in the district of Laurel, Department of Canindeyú, where the municipal mayor Pablo Karajallo Pérez (ANR-HC) physically assaulted journalist Juan Alcaraz. According to the information gathered, the journalist—a media worker in Saltos del Guairá who is currently active on social […]
“The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) reported that journalist Yeison Rojas, a correspondent for Teleantioquia in the Urabá subregion, was threatened by alleged members of the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), who ordered him to leave the territory with his family before midnight on March 2. According to the organization, Rojas received a phone […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its French initials) has documented four cases of death threats against journalists in Ecuador between January and February 2026, a shocking spike as a RSF partner recorded three of these threats for the whole year of 2025. The threats — phone calls and direct messages — often follow reporting on […]
“Widespread condemnation has erupted in Yopal [capital of Colombia’s Casanare department], after former mayor Jhon Jairo Torres, known as ‘Jhon Calzones,’ harassed and assaulted El Nuevo Oriente newspaper director Martín Mesa while the journalist was at a restaurant in the city. According to the Foundation for Freedom of the Press (FLIP, by its acronym in […]