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Violence Against Journalists

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Reporters Without Borders publishes exile map of journalists; Spain and the US are some countries of refuge for Latin Americans

“All over the world, journalists who are threatened or endangered in connection with their work are forced to flee abroad in search of refuge. Based on data provided by RSF’s Assistance Desk and information gathered during the past five years by RSF’s bureaux, the exile journalists map shows that this is a global phenomenon. Each […]

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Journalist survives shooting attack in Acapulco, Mexico

"José González, a journalist from the state of Guerrero, was shot at [on Thursday, June 15] a few minutes after leaving his home. As a result of this aggression, he suffered several wounds in his arms. As a measure to ask for help, he started broadcasting live on social media, where [he can be seen] […]

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Every two days, a journalist is threatened in Colombia, according to FLIP report

"A new report on attacks against the press in Colombia developed by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym), revealed a concerning assessment for journalists in the country. [...] In 2023, 58 threats against these professionals have been documented. The figures, which correspond to the period between Jan. 1 and May 31, […]

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Nine arrested for murder of journalist María Elena Ferral in Mexico in 2020

"In the Zero Impunity report this Tuesday [June 13], the undersecretary of Security and Citizen Protection [of Mexico], Luis Rodríguez Bucio, highlighted the 30-year prison sentence to Nicasio N, for the intentional homicide of journalist María Elena Ferral Hernández on March 30, 2020. During President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's morning conference, the former general commander […]

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Renowned journalist kidnapped for a few hours in Haiti

"A well-known Haitian journalist was kidnapped from her home and hours later was freed by one of the dangerous gangs operating in Port-au-Prince. Marie Lucie Bonhomme Opont, a journalist for Radio Vision 2000, was kidnapped at 3:00 a.m. on June 13 at her residence in the Tabarre neighborhood, northeast of the Haitian capital, by the […]

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Honduras: Suspected murderer of journalist and Indigenous leader Pablo Hernandez captured

"After several weeks of investigation and demands for justice, the National Police identified and captured the person allegedly responsible for the death of journalist and Indigenous leader Pablo Isabel Hernández. The detainee is a 22-year-old man, a native and resident of the village of Guanajulque, in the municipality of San Marcos de Caiquín, in the […]

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Guatemala: Prosecutor's Office builds third case against journalist José Rubén Zamora

"Just two days before the verdict in the trial against him, on charges of money laundering and other crimes, journalist José Rubén Zamora was summoned for a third criminal case in which the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity (FECI, for its Spanish acronym) charged him with the crime of continuous use of false documents. The […]

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IAPA condemns stigmatizing discourse against journalists by presidents of Colombia and Argentina

"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) on Friday [June 9] urged the presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and Argentina, Alberto Fernández, to 'stop the stigmatizing discourse' against journalists and the media and said that 'disapproval from power can encourage violence against the press.' [...] Five Colombian journalists from RCN Radio, Blu Radio and Caracol Radio […]

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March against murders of journalists in Chiapas, Mexico

"Dozens of communicators from Chiapas marched yesterday [June 7] in Tuxtla Gutiérrez to demand justice for the murders and aggressions against journalists, and that the practice of their informative work be guaranteed. The demonstrators walked through the streets of the state capital and concluded with a rally in front of the government palace, seat of […]

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RSF registers 62 cases of press freedom violations in the Amazon in 10 months

"The Observatory of Press Freedom Violations in the Amazon of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported that there were 62 cases of press freedom violations in the region between July 2022 and May 2023. The data began to be compiled following the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous activist Bruno Pereira in the municipality […]

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Press freedom organization denounces acquittal of former intelligence agent implicated in torture case against Colombian journalist Claudia Julieta Duque

"The [Colombian] Foundation for Press Freedom (Flip, by its Spanish acronym) rejected the acquittal decision of a judge who, on May 30, found Ronal Rivera Rodríguez, former officer of the Special Intelligence Group G3 of the then Administrative Department of Security (DAS, by its Spanish acronym), not guilty for the aggravated torture of which journalist […]

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IACHR Special Rapporteurship urges States to protect the press from lethal violence against journalists in LatAm during 2023

“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE, by its Spanish acronym) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) denounces the situation of violence against journalists in the Americas and urges States of the region to investigate the facts exhaustively and independently, and to  punish these crimes in an exemplary manner. […]