"The weather forecast warned us early on. That July 17, 1986, was going to be a scorching day in Matamoros, Tamaulipas: thermometers were already reading 28 degrees Celsius [82°F] before seven in the morning. In the distance, I managed to spot the small Ford Bronco truck belonging to [El Popular] director Ernesto Flores Torrijos parked […]
“The ICL Notícias columnist Juliana Dal Piva was the journalist who faced the most online attacks on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) between Aug. 30 and Sept. 12, according to monitoring of attacks on the press during Brazil's 2026 elections by the Coalition in Defense of Journalism (CDJor, by its acronym in Portuguese). […] […]
“Article 19 reported that journalist Jaime López, coordinator of the news website Contramáscaras, has been threatened and harassed in recent days following information published by the outlet questioning [governor of the Mexican state of Puebla] Alejandro Armenta Mier. In a statement, the organization said that between Sept. 2 and 4, the journalist received threatening messages […]
"Since noon Thursday, September 10, several journalists in the department of Arauca have received an identical text message accusing them of being alleged "mouthpieces for the ELN" and warning them that it is "forbidden to continue playing that game, or they won't be held responsible." We reject these threats and stigmatizations that put the safety […]
"On September 12, Abril Ángel—a photographer contributing to Sueña Dignidad and member of the RETA communicators collective and Global Sumud Flotilla Mexico—was physically assaulted alongside at least 100 women activists from the Mercadita Feminista of Alameda Central and Bellas Artes. The attack was carried out with metal pipes by local salespeople from Alameda Central in […]
"El Salvador’s Supreme Court of Justice rejected an appeal seeking to overturn a ruling that sentenced senior military officers to 30 years in prison for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the country’s civil war, according to a decision made public Monday. 'The appeals are hereby declared inadmissible (...) because none of them […]
"On Sept. 10, 2026, digital news outlet La Noticia Clave was attacked by unknown assailants who opened fire on its offices. Journalist and outlet director Johnny Namuche reported the attack. It took place in Lambayeque province in northern Peru. Namuche said that minutes before the attack, he and his team had finished broadcasting their nightly […]
"The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of journalist Emerson Dinael Colindres in Guatemala. It calls on the authorities to conduct diligent, thorough, and impartial investigations to identify, prosecute, and punish those responsible for this crime, as well as to adopt effective measures […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on Haitian authorities to secure the release of veteran journalist Wesly Renaud Jean, who was abducted by armed men in Delmas 31 [neighborhood] on Sept. 6. In a statement released on Sept. 12, CPJ said that the kidnappers have demanded a ransom and provided proof of life by […]
"On Wednesday evening (Sept. 9), the Instagram account of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI) was targeted in hacking attempts following the publication on Sept. 8 of a statement supporting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reelection. For security reasons, the platform was forced to take the organization’s profile offline. In the statement, titled 'Consistent […]
"In a context in which political coverage has become central to public debate and mobilized different groups on social media, hostility toward the press has also gained ground. This is according to monitoring conducted by the Coalition in Defense of Journalism (CDJor) in partnership with the Laboratory of Internet and Data Science (Labic) at the […]
"Journalist Scheila Bernardes, a native of the municipality of Brumado and host of Jornal da Manhã on Rádio Cultura FM in the city of Luís Eduardo Magalhães, in western Bahia, has been the target of numerous attacks on social media and in person. The situation escalated to the point that the journalist sought judicial protection. […]