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Violence Against Journalists

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Co-perpetrator of Mexican journalist Israel Vazquez's murder is convicted

"A federal judge found guilty the second person implicated in the murder of journalist Israel Vázquez Rangel, who was killed in an ambush on Nov. 9, 2020. His name is José Luis, alias 'el Pizzero.' He is an accomplice of Martín Eduardo, who was already sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2021. The […]

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Reporters in Haiti flee gang violence surge in capital’s neighborhood

"The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday [August 6] expressed grave concern that the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince could put journalists at greater risk than other civilians if they are singled out for their work documenting the situation on the ground. CPJ has learned that at least five reporters have fled their […]

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Cuba: Regime threatens to prosecute journalist José Luis Tan Estrada for 'civil disobedience'

"Cuban State Security detained Diario De Cuba journalist José Luis Tan Estrada for more than five hours on Monday [Sept. 4] to prevent him from attending the trial against activist Ienelis Delgado Cué in the People's Court of Camagüey. The court eventually sentenced Delgado Cue to nine months in prison for the alleged crime of […]

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Venezuela: Journalist Roland Carreño's trial to start from scratch on Sept. 28

"The trial against journalist Roland Carreño, who is also a collaborator of the Voluntad Popular (VP) party founded by Leopoldo López, will start again on Sept. 28. The journalist's defense lawyer, Joel García, shared the information on social media. He said the opening of this new new trial takes place a month and a half […]

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Former Mexican governor threatens legal action against journalist

"ARTICLE 19 condemns the legal threat made by Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, former governor of [the Mexican state of] Tamaulipas, against Martha Olivia López, director of the digital media outlet En un 2×3, correspondent of the Public Radio System's Canal Catorce network, and collaborator for the media outlets Astillero Informa and Rompeviento TV. The […]

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Haitian radio journalist’s home destroyed in arson attack

"The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the August 23 arson attack on the home of radio reporter Arnold Junior Pierre and calls on Haitian authorities to restore order to the country so journalists can do their jobs without fear of retaliation. On August 23, unidentified armed individuals set fire to Pierre’s home and several other […]

Team at digital media outlet La Posta goes to IACHR to request Ecuadoran State protect it

"The journalistic team of the digital media outlet La Posta, which reported the so-called Gran Padrino [Great Godfather] case, will request precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the protection of its integrity. In a program from digital media outlet La Posta, broadcast on Aug. 29, 2023, their representatives, Andersson Boscán […]

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Journalist and politician Christian Zurita to leave Ecuador due to threats against him

"First it was journalism and now it will be the country. Christian Zurita confirmed this Aug. 28 that he will leave Ecuador since he does not want to spend all his days with a bulletproof vest and in the middle of strict security protocols. 'I have a security capsule that is very strong (...) I […]

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Peruvian journalist Manuel Calloquispe faces threats and assaults to expose environmental damage from illegal Amazon mining

“Manuel Calloquispe has had to face an angry mob laying siege to his house. He’s been called a traitor. He’s been punched and kicked by miners and had his equipment stolen. He once had to duck for cover when someone threw a machete at him. The reason: His decade reporting on the environmental havoc caused […]

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Public official's post on social media provokes wave of attacks on journalist in Brazil

"A reporter who specializes in the police beat for TV Vitória, a subsidiary of the Record [network] in [the Brazilian state of] Espírito Santo, was the victim of a wave of online attacks and has even received death threats. The attacks began last week (Aug. 15), after Alexandre Ramalho, state secretary of Public Security and […]

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Ecuador issues regulation to protect press from organized crime

"Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso signed on Wednesday [Aug. 23] a regulation to apply a communication law that includes protection mechanisms for the press, threatened by organized crime, he said, and to honor murdered candidate and journalist Fernando Villavicencio. When he presented the regulation he ratified the commitment to strengthen freedom of expression, 'even more so […]

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IACHR condemns murders of journalists Edin Alonso and Hugo Gutiérrez in Guatemala

"The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) emphatically condemns the murder of journalists Edin Alonso and Hugo Gutiérrez in Guatemala and calls on the State to investigate the facts in a complete, effective and impartial manner, as well as to prosecute and punish […]