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Violence Against Journalists

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Ortega strips 94 more Nicaraguans of nationality, including journalists, activists and other critics of the regime

"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 […]

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Colombia: A new type of journalist with a social leadership role emerges in the most violent regions of the country

"[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. […]

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Mexico: Four attacks on journalists take place in Chiapas state in one week

"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 […]

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Haitian journalist snatched as kidnapping scourge continues

"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 […]

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Brazil: Violence Observatory aims to restore the press' relationship with official authorities and police forces

"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 […]

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Brazil: Press organizations submit report to government on violence against journalists

"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 […]

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National Academy of Journalism of Argentina expressed its ‘absolute rejection’ of the ‘siege’ against Marina Abiuso

"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 […]

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Peruvian journalist Manuel Calloquispe is harassed and threatened over protest coverage

"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 […]

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Journalist Paola Ugaz describes police aggressions against her and other colleagues while covering protests in Peru

"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 […]

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Venezuelan journalist seeks refuge in Bogota, Colombia

"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 […]

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Article 19 condemned Mexican president's stigmatization of journalist: ‘Distortion is not a response to impunity’

"The organization that defends the rights of freedom of expression and access to information, Article 19, condemned the statements made by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to one of the reporters present at his morning conference on Jan. 26. The president "disqualified and revictimized" the demand for justice for the murder of journalists in Veracruz […]

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Brazil: Murder of Dom Phillips will be followed by the new Observatory of Violence Against Journalists

"The National Secretary of Justice, Augusto Arruda Botelho, informed Abraji on Tues. (Jan. 24, 2023) that the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips will be included in the cases monitored by the recently announced National Observatory on Violence Against Journalists. (...) On Mon. (Jan. 23, 2023), the Federal Police informed that the investigation into the […]