"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 […]
"Journalist and director of the website JDCNoticias, Jesús Daniel Cruz, filed a complaint with the State Attorney General's Office after receiving a threat from the legal representative of the San Rafael City Council [in the Mexican state of Veracruz] and also the Attorney for the Defense of Minors. At a press conference, he explained that […]
"Before journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima entered the [Special Jurisdiction for Peace] headquarters in Bogotá, where the Inter-American Court of Human Rights hearing on her case was being held, the Prosecutor's Office linked former directors of the [Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol] and [National Penitentiary and Prison Institute], among other former officials, with accusations of […]