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Violence Against Journalists

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Peru: Extremists go to journalist's home to harass her

"On Feb. 21, 2023, members of the extreme right-wing group La Resistencia managed to locate the current home of journalist Rosa María Palacios to stand outside and hurl insults and slander against her. This has been happening in Lima, in a strategy of harassment against journalists that the radical group considers its enemies. Rosa María […]

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Attacks and vandalism against journalists covering protests in Suriname

“The Association of Surinamese Journalists (ASJ) has strongly condemned the looting, vandalism and attacks on journalists during and after the protests against the Surinamese government on Friday (Feb. 17). […] According to the ASJ – it is a sign on the wall of the country falling into anarchy when independent journalists have suffered in the […]

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A journalist kidnapped in Haiti freed

"A journalist kidnapped earlier this month in Haiti was released last Fri. Feb. 17.  His captors were demanding US$ 200,000 for his release. Journalist Valéry Numa confirmed on his Twitter account that his colleague Jean Thony Lorthé was released after the ransom demanded that the presenter of the radio program 'Rafrechi Memwa,' broadcast in Creole […]

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Mexico: Journalist and student Abisaí Pérez found dead in Tula, Hidalgo

"Journalist, student and land activist Abisaí Pérez Romero was found dead in Tula, [state of] Hidalgo, confirmed on Thurs. [Feb. 16] the organization Article 19 and the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM, by its acronym in Spanish). Article 19 pointed to a possible murder, while the Hidalgo State Attorney General's Office said that there […]

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Journalist Alexander Álvarez shot and killed in Paraguay

"On Tues., Feb. 14, an unidentified attacker on a motorcycle shot Álvarez while he was in his car at a stoplight in Pedro Juan Caballero, a city near Paraguay’s border with Brazil, according to multiple news reports and two of his coworkers who spoke to CPJ. Álvarez, who produced a morning news program for the […]

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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 […]