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Violence Against Journalists

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Colombia: Seven journalists threatened by 'Cancerberos' criminal group

"In Tuluá, Colombia, seven journalists were 'threatened and pressured to publish information about the criminal group 'Los Cancerberos,'` according to the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its Spanish acronym) on its Twitter account. Likewise, the entity points out that 'this aggravates the situation of the press covering matters of public interest in the municipality […]

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Organizations call for release of Venezuelan journalist Roland Carreño, who has been imprisoned for 1,000 days

"Opposition politicians and non-governmental organizations in Venezuela called this Sunday [July 23] for the release of Roland Carreño, a journalist who worked in the team of former interim president Juan Guaidó and who completed this weekend 1,000 days in prison since he was arrested for allegedly 'promoting violent actions.' 'Roland [Carreño] is innocent and was […]

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Brazilian women journalists face sexual violence in their daily work, according to report

"In 2022, the year of one of the toughest elections in Brazil, the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) registered 557 cases of aggression against press members, 26% involving some type – more or less explicit – of gender violence. Of this group, 5% were categorized as episodes of sexual violence, with […]

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Journalist Blondine Tanis is kidnapped in Haiti; it is the sixth kidnapping of a press member in the country so far this year

"A journalist has been kidnapped in the Haitian capital, [which represents] the sixth kidnapping affecting the Haitian press this year. Blondine Tanis, co-host of the 'Tribune Matinale' program broadcast on Radio Rénovation FM (107.1FM), fell into the hands of her captors on Friday, July 21, as she was entering her home in the Delmas neighborhood, […]

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Seven attacks against journalists reported during demonstrations in Lima, Peru

"The Press Freedom Observatory of the National Association of Journalists (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) of Peru recorded attacks on seven press men and women during the [dubbed] Takeover of Lima mobilization. On the first day of mobilizations of the third Takeover of Lima [Thursday, July 20], according to a report prepared by the Journalist's […]

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Mexico's journalists demand action after latest killings

"The killings of two journalists in one week in Mexico has renewed calls for the country’s media community to be given better protection. The most recent attack took place Saturday in Acapulco, Guerrero state, when Nelson Matus, the director of news website Lo Real de Guerrero, was fatally shot outside a store. The previous Saturday, […]

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Brazil: Political violence causes 34.2% increase in physical attacks on journalists

"The radicalization of the political landscape has seriously affected the press freedom situation and journalistic activity in Brazil. The number of serious assaults on journalists increased by 34.2% between Jan. 1 and May 15, 2023, compared to the same period last year. The so-called assault on the Three Powers Square in Brasília, on Jan. 8, […]

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Peru: IPYS, ANP and Journalists' Association condemn aggression against the press during demonstration

"Once again, aggressions against the press were registered in the marches against the Executive Power [in Lima, Peru]. This time [July 19], those affected were a reporter and a cameraman belonging to Panamericana TV. In addition to insults, journalist Tifanny Tipiani was kicked and cameraman Gustavo Castro fell victim to the theft of one of […]

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Prisoners Defenders organization defends Cuban journalist Camila Acosta

"Cuba's dictatorship has not let up its persecution and harassment against journalist Camila Acosta, Cuban correspondent for the Spanish newspaper ABC. Recently on state television, the regime broadcast a conversation (previously manipulated) to defame the journalist. This fact has been denounced by the NGO Prisoners Defenders. Regarding this recent event, the NGO made its position […]

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'Any of us could be next,' say Mexican journalists after Nelson Matus' murder

"Dozens of journalists led a demonstration in the port city of Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, to demand that state and federal authorities solve the crime of the shooting death of journalist Nelson Matus in that city on Saturday [July 15]. Press workers gathered this Monday [17 July] and blocked the main avenue […]

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Reporter Nelson Matus is shot to death in Acapulco, Mexico

"Crime reporter Nelson Matus Peña, 42, was shot to death Saturday afternoon [July 15] in Acapulco, Mexico. Matus Peña was the editor of the news portal Lo Real de Guerrero. He was also a photojournalist for the now defunct Revista Alarma, the newspaper El Alarmante and the news platform Agora Guerrero. [...] Matus is the […]

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Journalist denounces threat from businessman charged with drug trafficking in Dominican Republic

"Dominican lawyer and journalist Pedro Jiménez denounced this Wednesday [12 July] having received threats from Miguel Arturo López (alias Micky), listed in a drug trafficking file, as does his wife, the deputy for the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM, by its Spanish acronym), Rosa Amalia Pilarte. Through the radio program 'El Sol de la Mañana', Jiménez […]