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Violence Against Journalists

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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 […]

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Mexico: Suspected murderer of journalist Armando Linares López arrested

"The alleged murderer of journalist Armando Linares López, Carlos Gerardo alias '02', was arrested in Michoacán, as reported by the authorities. Armando Linares López was shot dead on March 15, 2022, in the municipality of Zitácuaro, Michoacán. He had reported threats due to his work as a journalist. The Michoacán State Attorney General's Office identified […]

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Ecuadorian Ombudsman's Office calls for protection of journalists during upcoming run-off

"The Ombudsman's Office of Ecuador has urged the government to reinforce the protection of journalists during the electoral process that will conclude next Oct. 15 with a run-off between presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa. The Ombudsman's Office, in a communiqué released this Monday [Aug. 21] which responds to a summary of the national […]

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Mexico: Attack on journalist by Civilian Forces of Nuevo León

"On Aug. 18, José Francisco León Álvarez, a reporter for NMAS, was the victim of a physical attack and threat by a member of the Nuevo León Civil Force, in Monterrey [capital of Nuevo León state]. The incident took place when the journalist went to cover a reported eviction. At 1:40 p.m., when he arrived […]

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Radio commentator Brown Larose survives gunshot in Haiti

"Haitian authorities must investigate the recent shooting of radio commentator Brown Larose and take steps to ensure that journalists can work freely in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday [Aug. 16]. At about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, an unidentified man wearing a police uniform shot Larose six times outside his home […]

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to pay fine for attacks on the press

"The former president [of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro] was convicted by the 4th Chamber of Private Law of the São Paulo Court of Justice for 175 attacks against the press. The public civil action was brought by the Union of Journalists of the State of São Paulo. The fine is R $50,000 [about US $10,000]. Bolsonaro […]

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Brazil: Police aim gun at journalist during raid coverage

"The edition [of the Brazilian TV journalism program] Profissão Repórter [profession reporter] this Tuesday, Aug. 15 tackled the issue of police lethality. Reporter Danielle Zampollo went to the community of Prainha, in Guarujá [in the state of São Paulo], to find out more about the deaths in Operation Escudo, which has left 16 dead, 12 […]

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Alleged killer of Mexican journalist Gregorio Jiménez arrested and sent to prison for 2014 crime

"A little over nine years after the murder of journalist Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) confirmed the arrest and formal imprisonment of another one of the alleged perpetrators. His name is Josué 'N' alias El Celaya, who was arrested by federal authorities in Sonora. [...] Goyo, as […]