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Violence Against Journalists

Colombian authorities make arrests in murder of journalist and former congressman

“The Colombian Attorney General's Office confirmed the arrest of four individuals suspected of participating in the planning and murder of journalist and former representative to the Chamber [of Representatives of Colombia], Óscar Gómez Agudelo, perpetrated in the city of Armenia, [department of] Quindío. [...] The investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Office determined one of […]

Judge orders the release of 'El 02,' man accused of murdering journalist Armando Linares in Michoacán

"Carlos Gerardo Sánchez Mendoza, alias 'El 02,' and alleged criminal who was accused of participating in the murder of Zitácuaro journalist Armando Linares López, was released yesterday by the criminal control judge, Wilfrido Tapia López, who issued an acquittal sentence. Until noon on Thursday [March 6], the Supreme Court of Justice of the State of […]

El Salvador's Supreme Court authorizes extradition request for Colonel Reyes Mena, accused of murdering four Dutch journalists

"Pedro Cruz, lawyer for the families of four Dutch journalists murdered on March 17, 1982, reported today that the Dulce Nombre María court notified them that the Supreme Court of Justice approved the extradition request for Colonel Mario Adalberto Reyes Mena, one of the main people accused of ordering the quadruple murder. 'The Dulce Nombre […]

Journalist Lucero Díaz Estrada receives threats in Michoacán, Mexico

“Authorities in the Mexican state of Michoacán are taking measures to protect journalist Lucero Díaz Estrada, who reported receiving threats in the capital of Uruapan, according to state Interior Secretary Carlos Torres. Díaz Estrada blamed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo Rodríguez and his supporters, accusing them of harassment and attacks.” Read the original article [in Spanish]

Ecuadoran journalist murdered in Esmeraldas province

“Journalist Patricio Aguilar, director of the newspaper ‘El Libertador’ in Esmeraldas, was shot dead this Tuesday, March 4, as reported by Fundamedios (Andean Foundation for Media Observation and Study). The crime occurred around 5:00 p.m. inside a home, after a man contacted him under the pretext of carrying out journalistic coverage. […] The communicator was […]

Globo journalists attacked, robbed, and harassed while covering Carnival in Brazil

"Doing live coverage is always a bit of surprise for any reporter. During Carnival, however, the task is even more arduous amid the agitated moods of revelers. At Carnival 2025, Globo reporters experienced tense situations including aggression, harassment and even marriage proposals. Josué Amador, a reporter for Inter TV RJ, a Globo affiliate in Rio […]

Peru's president says attorney general and 'evil press' seek to destabilize government

"Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Monday that the attorney general's office and the 'evil press' seek to destabilize her government after a raid on the home of the Interior Minister, who is under investigation for alleged abuse of authority and criticized by sectors that consider him inefficient in the fight against extortion. A local journalists' […]

Journalists in department of Caquetá, Colombia, face death threats and extortion from illegal armed groups

“'We are going to cut your head off.' That has been the strongest of the threats that Yuliana Sanchez receives at least twice a month. In October 2024 for the first time she received a call that destroyed her peace of mind: she was told that she had three days to leave San Vicente del […]

Mexican journalist Kristian Uriel Zavala murdered in Guanajuato state

“Kristian Uriel Zavala, reporter and director of digital media outlet Silaoense Mx, was murdered early Sunday morning [March 2] after gunmen aboard a motorcycle shot at the car in which he was traveling accompanied by another young man identified as Axel. According to initial reports, the vehicle Sentra model 2024 in which the two young […]

Ecuadorian TV journalist nearly run over during live stand up

A video captured the moment when a taxi driver, without no apparent provocation, accelerated his vehicle toward journalist Belén Goncalves of Ecuavisa as she was preparing to report live on air about flooding in the Guayas province of Ecuador. Goncalves told Fundamedios that before the incident, another driver passed near her team, shouting politically charged […]

Colombian journalist forced to flee home because of death threats

"We reject and express our deep concern over the serious safety risk faced by journalist Edward Fabián Álvarez Rivera of La Chiva de Urabá. Since February 22, he has received death threats on social media from an individual identifying themselves as ‘El Tigre,’ a commander of a front of the National Liberation Army, demanding he […]

Paraguayan journalist guild condemns senator’s ‘violent practices’ against reporter

"The Paraguayan Journalists’ Union has reported new attacks on the press by Cartista Senator Norma Aquino, also known as Yami Nal, who threatened a journalist for exposing alleged ghost employment [irregularities in employe roster] involving her son at the National Statistics Institute. […] ‘Following the third threat from Senator Yamy Nal Aquino against our colleague […]