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Violence Against Journalists

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Serious attacks on journalists in Brazil doubled in 2022

"Attacks against journalists [in Brazil] grew 23 percent in 2022, reaching 557 episodes. In 41.6 percent of the cases, at least one member of the Bolsonaro family was involved. These are some of the data revealed by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) in its annual report on two systematic […]

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In the face of threats and attacks, Ecuadorian NGO deems the operation of Mechanism for the Protection of Journalists indispensable

"From Fundamedios we see as progress the creation today Monday, March 27 of the Mechanism for the Protection of Journalists, provided for in Article 42.1 of the Communication Law, under the authority of the Communication Council. This afternoon, at the headquarters of the Council and chaired by Jeannine Cruz, the proposal of the Mechanism was […]

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Paraguay: Acquittal of suspect in killing of Brazilian journalist Leo Veras revoked

"The Justice of Paraguay annulled the acquittal of the main suspect in the murder of [Brazilian] journalist Leo Veras on Friday [March 24] and, consequently, ordered a new trial. Waldemar Pereira Rivas, known as Cachorrão, was declared innocent on November 2022, considering that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of the crime. The appeal […]

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Journalist Yoel Acosta denounces threats to force him to leave Cuba

"Journalist and Diario de Cuba media outlet contributor Yoel Acosta Gámez denounced the harassment and threats to which he is being victim by the State Security in Baracoa, Guantánamo, to force him to leave the country. ‘Earlier this month I was summoned by State Security. In that interrogation, agents questioned a Facebook publication I had […]

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Honduras recorded 50 violations of freedom of expression and press freedom in 2022

"In Honduras, half a hundred violations of freedom of expression and press freedom were recorded during 2022, including the murder of five people linked to the media, according to data released Wednesday [March 23] by the National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH, by its Spanish acronym). According to the Honduran organization, the most frequent were […]

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Chilean newspaper Resumen suffers second attack in eight months

"During the early hours of this Monday [March 20], a new attack affected the office of RESUMEN, located in the heart of Concepción [in Chile]. This is the second aggression of this type in eight months. The first of them took place in June 2022 and the results of the attack left the vicinity unusable. […]

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Ecuador officials have suspect in explosives sent to media

“Authorities in Ecuador are investigating small explosives sent to journalists at several media outlets, one of which detonated but did not injure anyone, and they said Tuesday [March 21] they have a suspect. The suspect is not being identified so as not to hinder the continuing investigation, Interior Minister Juan Zapata said, and he didn’t […]

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Community journalist murdered in central Guatemala

"Guatemalan community journalist, Eduardo Fernando Mendizabal Gálvez, was murdered on the outskirts of Guatemala City this Saturday [March 18], according to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Mendizabal Gálvez died in a hospital after being attacked with a firearm while driving in his vehicle in the municipality of Villa Canales, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, according […]

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Expelled Nicaraguan journalist Wilfredo Miranda denounces blocking of his bank accounts

"Denationalized Nicaraguan journalist Wilfredo Miranda, winner of the 2018 King of Spain Ibero-American Journalism Prize, denounced this Thursday  [Mar. 16] that his country's authorities had ordered his three bank accounts be blocked in Nicaragua. Miranda, a contributor to the Spanish newspaper El País, reporter for the Nicaraguan news portal Divergentes and who resides outside Nicaragua, is […]

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Ecuador: Journalist Lenin Artieda was unharmed in attack with explosive device

"On Monday morning, March 20, 2023, journalist Lenin Artieda was the victim of an attack with explosives. It was learned that a sealed envelope arrived on Thursday, March 16 at the Ecuavisa television station's facilities. On Monday, the journalist proceeded to open and extract the content of the envelope. Inside the envelope, there was an […]

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Brazil: Court decision may impact the work of women journalists

"The release of a message, as a form of protection for a woman journalist who felt threatened, is about to be judged in the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP). In the month of women's struggle, the case of journalist Juliana Dal Piva deserves attention. After receiving a message from the Bolsonaro family's lawyer, Frederick […]

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Mexico: Organizations condemn aggressions against El Popular journalists

"The Red Nacional de Periodistas, Comunicación e Información de la Mujer A.C. (Cimac) and Article 19 express our concern about the aggressions against journalists Paulina Millán and Carolina Fernández, both from the newspaper El Popular, in the state of Puebla. Journalist Paulina Millán was intimidated by the company BHIP after covering a conference. Carolina Fernández […]