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Violence Against Journalists

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Brazil: Reporter assaulted live on air

"Reporter Tarsilla Alvarindo, who is part of the Record team in Bahia, was assaulted live this Monday (Jan. 16). She and the team were harassed while covering the death of a motorcyclist on one of the city's main avenues. According to the professional, the victim's relatives were reportedly annoyed by her presence at the scene. […]

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Bolivian government pledges support to assaulted journalists

"This Wednesday (Jan. 11), the Bolivian Government promised legal support to journalists who were victims of attacks during the mobilizations in favor and against the arrest of the governor of Santa Cruz, opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho. The Bolivian Government also urged journalists to file criminal complaints so that these events can be investigated. The Vice […]

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Two of three abducted Mexican journalists freed

"Two of the three journalists abducted in Mexico by suspected drug traffickers at the end of December were released this Thursday [Jan. 12], according to authorities and the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French). Journalist Jesús Pintor Alegre and his collaborator Fernando Moreno Villegas were 'found alive' in the state of […]

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Mexico: Fear paralyzes journalists in Guerrero due to the disappearance of three journalists

"Chilpancingo, Guerrero - Three journalists have gone missing in Guerrero since the end of December 2022. They are the journalist Jesús Pintor Alegre and the administrators of a Facebook page, Fernando Moreno Villegas and Alan García Aguilar, disappeared in the region of [the so-called] Tierra Caliente. Although the information has been confirmed, fear of reactions […]

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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 […]