"The regime of Daniel Ortega has stripped another 94 people of Nicaraguan nationality this Wed. (Feb. 15). Among those affected are writers Sergio Ramírez, Cervantes Prize winner, and Gioconda Belli, both in exile; Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro; writer and feminist Sofía Montenegro; activist Azahalea Solís; Bishop Silvio Báez, one of the most critical voices […]
"[These journalists] don't have a newsroom or big production equipment. They combine traditional journalism formulas with new ways of telling what is happening in their spot. They do not follow a script, because over time they've learned empirically what works best for effective communication. On the street they are known by their neighbors and followers. […]
"On Feb. 7, two journalists from [the Mexican state of] Chiapas, Verónica Vega Cisneros, host of Televisa Chiapas, and Daniela Grajales, host of TV Azteca Chiapas, were assaulted by the same man while covering a story related to the death of a child in a private educational institution in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. [...] The man […]
"Suspected gangs have kidnapped another Haitian journalist as colleagues demanded his release, a government office announced Wednesday (Feb. 8). The journalist was identified by the Office of Citizen Protection as Jean Thony Lorthé, who works for Radio Vision 2000. Local media reported that Lorthé was headed to a funeral with two other people including his […]
"Campaigns to raise awareness of society and public agencies - especially the security forces - about the serious situation of violence that affects press professionals in Brazil are among the measures announced by the National Secretary of Justice, Augusto Arruda Botelho, for the newly created Observatory of Violence Against Journalists and Communicators. Conceived by the […]
"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) and other national and international organizations for press freedom defense have prepared a dossier with reports on the serious situation of insecurity for journalistic coverage in Brazil. This situation was aggravated by the coup movements that, on Jan. 8, organized encampments in barracks and […]
"The National Academy of Journalism expressed this Thurs. (Feb. 3) its 'absolute rejection' to 'any kind of escrache' against people in public life by echoing the situation of TN journalist Marina Abiuso, who closed her Twitter account. [...] Abiuso, journalist and gender editor of TN channel, denounced suffering harassment in her social media that led […]
"Peruvian authorities must investigate the recent harassment of journalist Manuel Calloquispe, ensure his safety, and take steps to protect members of the press covering political protests, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday [Feb. 3]. On Jan. 27, a group of about 200 protesters surrounded Calloquispe’s home in the eastern town of Puerto Maldonado and […]
"Journalist Paola Ugaz was assaulted last Sat., Feb. 4, by members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) while covering another day of protests in downtown Lima. She told La República newspaper that other press members were also beaten by the agents, despite identifying themselves as journalists. 'This police is not the police of a democratic […]
"Carola Briceño, an El Nacional journalist who has published several investigations against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, arrived this Mon. (Jan. 30) in Bogotá (Colombia) after threats against her intensified. Fearing that commandos operating on the border would kidnap her and take her to Venezuela, where she claims she could be subjected to demeaning treatment, journalist […]