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Violence Against Journalists

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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 […]

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Threats to journalism in Ecuador exposed at IACHR hearing

"A delegation of Ecuadorian journalists appeared this Nov. 6 at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to expose the threats faced by the profession in a growing context of violence. César Ricaurte, executive director of Fundamedios, said that since 2007 the Ecuadorian press has suffered attacks by the political power 'and […]

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Radio station critical of Suriname government is attacked in Paramaribo

"This Thursday [Oct.26], the Surinamese Association of Journalists (SVJ) condemned the shooting of a radio station critical of the Government of Suriname, while the Police investigate to solve what happened. The day before, unknown assailants shot at Radio LIM FM station in Paramaribo, where the owner, Clifton Limburg, resides with his family. Limburg was a […]

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Journalists in Paraguay urge approval of law to protect their work and human rights defenders

"This Thursday [Nov. 2], the Roundtable for the Safety of Journalists of Paraguay, which brings together communicators and representatives of State institutions, urged Congress to approve a bill for the protection and safety of reporters and human rights defenders in the country. 'In the Legislative branch, a bill is being discussed that aims to guarantee […]

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Brazil: Ministry of Justice launches reporting channel for Observatory of Violence against Journalists and Communicators

"On Tuesday [Oct. 31], [Brazil's] Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP, for its acronym in Portuguese) launched an exclusive channel for reporting violence against journalists and communicators in the exercise of their profession. The records will be received by the Observatory of Violence against Journalists and Social Communicators, which is coordinated by the National […]

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IACHR presents case of journalist who died during protest in Ecuador before the Inter-American Court

“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented Case 12.919 regarding Ecuador before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court) on July 9, 2023. It concerns the death of photojournalist Julio García Romero during a demonstration in 2005 and the lack of a diligent and effective investigation of what happened. [...] In its Merits […]

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Haiti joins list of countries where killers of journalists most likely to go unpunished

"Crisis-hit Haiti has emerged as one of the countries where murderers of journalists are most likely to go free, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2023 Global Impunity Index has found. A devastating combination of gang violence, chronic poverty, political instability, and a dysfunctional judiciary are behind the Caribbean country’s first inclusion on CPJ’s annual list […]

Brazil: Journalist says she was fired from Record channel after reporting harassment by director

"Rhiza Castro, a former Record News presenter, recorded a video in which she revealed that she had been harassed by a director at the station. The journalist said that two days after making the complaint to HR, she ended up being dismissed from the company. According to her, the director is married and his wife […]