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Violence Against Journalists

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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. […]

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Investigative production company Dromómanos reports being targeted by fraud and starts crowdfunding campaign

The team of the Mexican investigative journalism production company Dromómanos, which covers topics throughout Latin America, denounced having been the victim of a financial fraud on May 3. The case occurred in Mexico, a country with one of the highest rates of cybercrime in Latin America, according to the company. A sum of one million […]

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Colombia: Journalist Camila Zuluaga denounces harassment from president's fans and asks leader to respect the press

"With a broken voice and through a letter addressed to President Gustavo Petro, journalist Camila Zuluaga, from Blu Radio station, denounced this Wednesday [May 31] harassment and pursuit at the hands of fans of the president. According to the communicator, the origin of these types of attacks and intimidation is the president's constant confrontations with […]

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Ecuador: TV journalist robbed during interview

"A journalist from channel TC Televisión channel was the victim of a robbery this Monday morning, May 29, in the south of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Reporter José Luis Calderón was with his cameraman conducting an interview with a resident of the Las Acacias sector when a man on a motorcycle intercepted them. During the interview, the […]

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Mexico: Journalist's home is shot at for the second time in less than two months

"Five days after the murder of journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez Hernández, on May 23 in Tehuacán [in the Mexican state of Puebla], early this Sunday [May 28] armed individuals opened fire against the home of reporter Pedro Alonso Benítez, located in the community of Santa Catarina Hueyatzacoalco, in the municipality of San Martín Texmelucan [in […]

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Two suspects identified in murder of Mexican journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez

The Attorney General's Office of the State of Puebla informed this Thursday [May 25] that it identified two people allegedly involved in the murder of journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez that took place on Tuesday [May 23] in the municipality of Tehuacán [in Mexico]. In a press conference, state prosecutor Gilberto Higuera Bernal said that he […]

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Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya asks Jurisdiction for Peace to open macro case on sexual violence

"Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya asked this Wednesday (May 24) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP, by its Spanish acronym) to open a macro case on sexual violence and that a special intelligence group be created to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Cartagena de Indias. (...) In October 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human […]

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Journalist Marco Aurelio Ramírez is murdered in the Mexican state of Puebla

“The journalist and former municipal official, Marco Aurelio Ramírez Hernández, was shot to death this Tuesday [May 23] in the city of Tehuacán, state of Puebla, central Mexico, the third so far in 2023, defense organizations of freedom of expression said. Ramírez Hernández, 69, was shot at when he was traveling in his car after […]