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Violence Against Journalists

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Drug trafficking in Ecuador turns journalism into a high-risk profession

“They wear bulletproof vests and helmets to practice journalism, although they are not in Ukraine or the Gaza Strip. They cover news from Ecuador, where violence linked to drug trafficking transformed their job into a high-risk profession. Killings between prisoners, murders in the streets, shootings, car bombs, political crimes. And the cartel war for drug […]

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Brazil: Estadão journalist's government services account hacked and threatened to leak her data

"Andreza Matais, executive editor of the Estadão newspaper in Brasília, had her account hacked on Gov.BR, the Brazilian federal government website that brings together services for citizens. The fraudsters changed the journalist's password and demanded money in order not to reveal her fiscal data. Before the hacking, the journalist was attacked on social media for […]

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Mexico: 39 women journalists attacked in two months, report reveals

"The quarterly report on violence against women journalists by the organizations Brot Für Die Welt and Cimac Noticias states that from June 1 to Aug. 1 of this year, 39 cases of attacks for their work were documented. The states with the highest concentration of attacks against women journalists were Baja California, with seven, Mexico […]

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Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns the escalation of violence against journalists in Haiti and calls for comprehensive solutions

“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the escalation of violence against journalists and media outlets in Haiti and urges the authorities to carry out a full and effective investigation of the facts, and to increase their efforts to protect the press […]

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Brazil: Globo reporter was victim of on-air harassment

"Reporter Bianca Chaboudet was victim of harassment by a man on Monday [Oct. 2], during a live feed for RJ2 on InterTV, a Globo affiliate in Rio de Janeiro. The journalist was startled by a man who tried to kiss her face. She managed to push him away with her left arm to prevent him […]

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Mexico: Morelos police officers attack Aristegui Noticias reporter

"The journalist, contributor to Aristegui Noticias and other news outlets, Estrella Pedroza, denounced that she was a victim of aggression by officers of the State Security Commission of Morelos [Mexico] while she was carrying out her journalistic work. According to Pedroza, the aggression began when she was intercepted by security agents while she was taking […]

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U.S. Delegation assesses setbacks to freedom of expression in El Salvador

"A mission of senior U.S. Government officials met this week with different civil society leaders to hear their perspectives on democracy and human rights and also learned about the 'setbacks' in freedom of expression registered by the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, by its Spanish acronym). The delegation was led by the Deputy […]

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Brazilian court sentences mayor of Oriximiná, Pará, for assaulting journalist

"The courts have condemned the mayor of Oriximiná (Park, Brazil), Delegado Fonseca, for assaulting a journalist in a public place with a kick and a punch, and damaging the journalist's cell phone as a result. The incident took place in June last year. Judge José Gomes de Araújo Filho handed down the first-degree sentence in […]

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Mexico: Three arrested for murder of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara in Sonora

"Three alleged hitmen are in custody for the murder of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara and a policeman, according to Santos González Yescas, mayor of San Luis Río Colorado, a [Mexican] municipality on the border with the United States. [...] Gutiérrez Vergara was the director of a website, Notiface Prensa Digital de San Luis, which mainly […]

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Mexican journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara dies in gun attack against policemen in Sonora state

"An armed attack against police officers in [the Mexican state of] Sonora left two people dead, among them journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara, who was with the agents when they were shot. The Sonora Prosecutor's Office said that the attack against the police officers took place early this morning [Sept. 25] in the Aviación neighborhood, in […]

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Bolivian Ombudsman's Office urges authorities to solve recent attacks on journalists

“The Bolivian Ombudsman's Office asked the authorities this Wednesday [Sept. 20] to solve three recent cases of attacks against journalists in the cities of Oruro, La Paz and Santa Cruz and to guarantee freedom of the press and free expression. The Ombudsman's Office indicated that its intervention seeks to ensure that 'the corresponding authorities identify […]

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Colombia: Two local media outlets end news programs due to threats from criminal gangs

“Local stations Mundo 89 FM and La Voz de los Robles 14.90 AM from the Colombian city of Tuluá, in the department of Valle del Cauca, in the southwestern part of the country, turned off the microphones of their news programs due to the difficult situation of violence that people in Tuluá are experiencing. A […]