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Violence Against Journalists

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Mexico: Journalist is attacked during coverage in Oaxaca

"Javier Santiago, a reporter for El Imparcial de Oaxaca and the websites Oaxaca Vial and Noticias al Instante, suffered a physical attack and the destruction of his work equipment while covering an alleged lynching for kidnapping in the municipality of San Juan Guelavia, located 39 kilometers [about 25 miles] from the Oaxacan capital. According to […]

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Journalists were rammed by a vehicle while carrying out coverage in Peru

“Pedro Vaca, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), condemned this Sat. Jan. 6, the attempted murder of two journalists from the San Martin region [Peru], who were rammed by a van that chased them while carrying out news coverage in the province of Bellavista. Press and Society […]

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Brazil: Organizations condemn pro-Bolsonaro riots in Brasilia and attacks on the press

“The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) and the Association of Educational Journalists (Jeduca) condemn the invasion of the buildings of the National Congress, the Planalto and the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia by criminals this Sun. Jan. 8, 2023. They also condemn the attacks on journalists who were simply […]

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Journalist assaulted by police officers during protests in Peru was told: 'It matters a lot to me that you are press'

"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) continues to publicly denounce the outrages and aggressions against the men and women of the press during the protests that have been taking place in various parts of Peru against the government of Dina Boluarte and the current administration of the Congress of […]

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Brazil: Up to 70 attacks on journalists since the end of the elections

"From Oct. 30, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023, there were 70 cases of physical aggressions, offenses, obstruction of work, digital harassment, among other types of attacks on journalists that were recorded. The monitoring was carried out by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) in partnership with the National Federation of […]

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Mexican journalist unhurt in first 2023 attack on media

"A journalist in northern Mexico escaped unharmed after a gunman attacked his family’s vehicle in the border state of Sonora in the first reported attempt on a reporter’s life in the country in the new year. Sunday’s attack, on the first day of 2023, came after Mexico suffered its worst year of killings of journalists […]

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Police attack journalists during coverage of protests in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

"The [television] network Unitel reported last Sun. Jan. 1, that, for a second time since the outbreak of social unrest in Santa Cruz [Bolivia], one of its journalists teams was attacked by police officers. Two days earlier, the National Press Association (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) issued a statement in which it demanded that the […]

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Argentina: Journalists' association condemns second attack on a TV channel in two weeks

"A new shooting attack at the offices of Televisión Litoral in the city of Rosario, Argentina -the second attack in two weeks- was condemned on Dec. 29, 2022 by the main news organizations in the country. This happened in the context of an environment of insecurity related to drug trafficking that affects the city. 'This […]

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Brazil: Suspect in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips is arrested again

"Ruben Villar, alias 'Colombia,' who is a suspect in the double murder of Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips, was arrested again by the Federal Police on Tues. Dec. 20. He was considered a fugitive by the Federal Court because he failed to comply with the conditions imposed by the granting of […]

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Threats, intimidation and persecution: El Salvador records more than 100 aggressions against the press in 2022

"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, by its Spanish acronym) registered more than 100 aggressions against the press between January and mid-November of this year, according to data from its Monitoring Center to which the EFE news agency had access. The report indicates that up to Nov. 20 there were 107 aggressions, with 44 […]

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Mexico: Ciro Gómez Leyva reports that two armed men made an attempt on his life outside his home

"Mexican] journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva denounced on Dec. 15 that two armed men made an attempt on his life outside his home. 'At 11:10 pm, 200 meters [650 feet] from my house, two people on a motorcycle shot at me, apparently with the clear intention of killing me. I was saved by the armor of […]

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Attacks on Peru's media seek to 'breed terror,' journalists warn

"Attacks on media outlets in Peru this week were planned 'against freedom of expression' and seek to 'breed terror', at a time when the South American country is facing a severe political crisis, local journalists told Voice of America. The Peruvian Press Council (CPP, by its Spanish acronym) compiled the facts in a detailed report […]