"After the multiple controversies and clashes he has had with journalists and media, this Monday [April 1] the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, attacked Andrés Oppenheimer, CNN presenter, for the controversy that arose after his counterpart in Argentina, Javier Milei, criticized him in an interview that CNN en Español broadcast on Sunday [March […]
"The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its Spanish acronym) expressed its solidarity with a journalist from [digital news outlet] iProfesional, Andrés Sanguinetti, 'who was threatened by a businessman with a civil and criminal lawsuit if he does not retract and remove a publication.' [...] 'The iProfesional colleague received a letter from the businessman Pablo Otero, […]
"The October 2022 murder [of Haitian journalist Garry Tesse] sparked outrage and street protests. But the investigation into the death […] has languished, leading his family and friends to accuse the government of a cover-up to protect the man who is in charge of prosecuting the crime, Ronald Richemond. […] Shortly before his death, Tesse […]
“Almost three months after the Los Tiguerones criminal group attacked the TC Televisión facilities, in the north of Guayaquil, [Ecuador], a judge from the Minor Offenders Unit sentenced two minors to eight years in prison for the crime of terrorism. [...] In the proceedings, which took place in the Florida Norte judicial complex, in Guayaquil, […]
“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) calls on the State to investigate and punish attacks and attacks against journalists; and to strengthen their security, as well as the protection mechanism in Ecuador. So far in 2024, the Office of the Special Rapporteur has […]
UPDATE: Haitian journalist Lucien Jura has since been released after being abducted. ORIGINAL: "[Lucien] Jura was abducted from his home in Pétion-Ville on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday, March 18, according to news reports. [...] On Tuesday [March 19], Jura confirmed his kidnapping in a brief phone call with the secretary-general of […]
"TN journalist Nelson Castro, who was sent as a correspondent to Rosario [Argentina] to cover the wave of drug violence, was threatened with death this morning [March 11] along with his team as soon as he set foot in the city of Santa Fe. 'Tell him that if he reaches Seguí and Oroño we will […]
"[In the early hours of March 13], journalist Jaime Barrera gave his first interview after being abducted for more than 24 hours. [...] He said that he was in good health, but concerned and shocked by the experience he had lived through. According to him, his captors released him at a bus station [in the […]
"Four out of every 10 attacks against journalists or media workers have a possible relation to public officials, the Comprehensive Human Rights Group (GIDH, for its Spanish acronym) warned this Sunday [March 10]. 'This worrying figure highlights the urgent need to reform and strengthen the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in the […]
"Through social media, Iztul Barrera, candidate for local representative for district 9 of Guadalajara [Mexico], asked for help to locate her father, journalist Jaime Barrera Rodríguez, whom she reported missing. According to her publication on X, she asked to spread news of his disappearance and she also made public the telephone number 33 18 14 […]
“During the [soccer] match between Newell's and San Lorenzo this Sunday [March 3] night, serious disturbances were reported at halftime and when fans left Coloso Marcelo Bielsa. The images of the attacks between supporters and the police quickly spread and generated outrage. But the situation exceeded the limit when a group of fans went to […]
"Attacks against women journalists covering demonstrations in various cities in Mexico on International Women's Day were reported. In Zacatecas, the detentions of at least five women journalists and human rights defenders were reported. In [the state of] Michoacán, a group of female reporters were documenting the march in [its capital] Morelia when they were attacked […]