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Violence Against Journalists

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Canadian photojournalist and crew attacked by gunmen while filming documentary in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

A group consisting of Canadian photojournalist Renaud Philippe, Brazilian anthropologist Ana Carolina Mira Porto and forestry engineer Renato Farac Galata were attacked by a group of hooded gunmen while filming a documentary near an indigenous community in Iguatemi, about 300 miles from Campo Grande, in Mato Grosso do Sul, reported the Campo Grande News website. […]

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Three abducted journalists are freed in Guerrero, Mexico

"Marco Antonio Toledo, director of the weekly Espectador de Taxco, [in the Mexican state of Guerrero] was released Saturday [Nov. 25] after being abducted along with his son and wife last Sunday [Nov. 19]. [...] Also on Saturday, journalists Silvia Arce and Alberto Sánchez, who run the digital media RedSiete, were released during the early […]

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Three journalists are missing after being abducted by armed groups in Guerrero, Mexico

Three journalists and two relatives of one of them were kidnapped by armed men in Taxco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, according to the organizations Artículo 19 - Office for Mexico and Central America and Comunicación e Información de la Mujer A.C. (CIMAC, by its Spanish acronym). The first victims were Marco Antonio Toledo […]

Brazilian government awards British journalist Dom Phillips with insignia of Order of Rio Branco

"In a posthumous tribute, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva awarded Brazilian native Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips the insignia of the Order of Rio Branco, one of the highest honors of the Brazilian government that recognizes meritorious services and civic virtues that stood out in the country. The ceremony took place this […]

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Colombia: El Tiempo journalist in Sincelejo receives death threats

"The [Colombian] newspaper El Tiempo expressed its rejection of the death threats received by Francisco Javier Barrios, correspondent of that media outlet in Sincelejo (Sucre) and also the director of the media outlet Notisabanas. According to the National Association of Journalists, to which he belongs, the threats were received via WhatsApp, calls and text messages. […]

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Photojournalist murdered in Chihuahua, Mexico; alleged perpetrator is charged, while motive for crime is being investigated

"The Attorney General of the State [of Chihuahua, Mexico], César Jáuregui, said that no motive can be ruled out in the [Nov. 16] murder of El Heraldo de Juárez photojournalist Ismael Villagómez. 'We've already resolved the case in the first instance. We are not going to rule out any line of investigation. What is clear […]

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pays fine of almost US $15,000 to Journalists Union

"Former [Brazilian] President Jair Bolsonaro paid this Monday [Nov. 14] a fine of R $72,551.74 [about US $15,000] to the Union of Professional Journalists of the State of São Paulo. The fine is related to a judicial action. 'Justice understood that I should be condemned because, during my term in office, I attacked the image […]

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Peruvian Journalists Association demands justice for reporters injured in 2020 protests

"Peru's National Association of Journalists (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) demanded justice for the 40 journalists injured, two of them seriously, during the 2020 anti-government demonstrations, and that the State guarantee that 'these abuses' will not be repeated, in a statement shared this Tuesday [Nov. 14] on social media. 'No one responsible has been sanctioned! […]

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Argentina: Presidential candidate Javier Milei attacks journalist in Rosario city

"The Argentine presidential candidate, Javier Milei, traveled to the city of Rosario together with his sister Karina to lead his next-to-last campaign caravan trying to round-up Santa Fe voters for his run-off on Sunday, Nov. 19, in which he will face Sergio Massa. Upon his arrival at the Rosario airport, where he was welcomed by […]

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Brazil: Former police officer accused of taking part in death of journalist Donizetti Adalto in 1998 arrested

Former civil police officer João Evangelista de Meneses, accused of taking part in the death of journalist Donizetti Adalto, was arrested on Friday (Nov. 10) on suspicion of drug trafficking. According to police chief Samuel Silveira, Evangelista de Meneses and his girlfriend were selling drugs from their home. Crack and cash were seized. (...) Journalist […]

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'You have declared war on me': Governor of Trujillo, in Venezuela, threatens journalist

"The governor of Trujillo [Venezuela], Gerardo Márquez, threatened a journalist on Monday, Nov. 6, as reported by the National Union of Press Workers of Venezuela (SNTP, by its Spanish acronym). They shared on their social media an audio recording of a phone interview conducted by journalist and director of the Palpitar Trujillano news outlet, Andrés […]

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Costa Rica: Journalists' Association demands stop abuse of power against Vilma Ibarra and investigate threats

"The Guild of Journalists and Professionals in Collective Communication Sciences of Costa Rica (Colper, by its Spanish acronym) came to the defense of Vilma Ibarra, journalist and producer of the show Hablando Claro, in the face of threats that emerged on Tuesday [Nov. 7], against her life, in social media. The threats were unleashed after […]