"Today [Jan. 24] marks eight years since Moisés Sánchez, a foot journalist in Medellín de Veracruz, was found dead. On Jan. 2, 2015, a convoy with armed subjects entered the home of José Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, director of La Unión: La Voz de Medellín, deprived him of his freedom and kidnapped him for 22 days, […]
"The number of journalists killed worldwide increased sharply in 2022, according to a report published Tuesday (Jan. 24) by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Latin America was the deadliest region for the press, with 30 journalists killed, accounting for nearly half of the 67 journalists and media workers killed worldwide. The global total of 67 was […]
"This morning [Sat., Jan. 21, 2023], the premises of IDL-Reporteros and the Instituto de Defensa Legal (Legal Defense Institute or IDL) was the target of a new act of vandalism by a group of ultra-right-wing agitators, in yet another episode of the recent escalation of attacks promoted by the extremist group 'La Pestilencia [the stench].' […]
"The Journalists Association of Peru rejected the aggressions against a journalist and a cameraman of Panamericana Televisión covering the protests in Lima. Through a statement, they asked the Peruvian National Police to provide security for press teams. "Our association strongly regrets and condemns these vandalistic events. It reaffirms its request to the police to, in […]
"The Ministry of the Interior (Segob) incorporated journalist Froylán Méndez Ferrer to the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, after the kidnapping and torture suffered by his son in December 2022. [...] The son of journalist Froylán Méndez was 'lifted' from the vicinity of San Antonio de la Cal by individuals traveling in three […]
"Ueslei Marcelino, from the Reuters Agency, said 'it was the biggest frustration I've had in my professional life' and the 'feeling of having been robbed of a historic record' is much greater than the physical pain. 'I went 24 hours without sleep, thinking about the historic images that were stolen from me.' When he arrived, […]
"The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) revealed that 86 journalists, and media workers, were killed worldwide last year. The agency estimates that, during that period, a media professional was killed every four days. According to the UN agency, journalists continue to face serious risks and vulnerabilities while practicing their profession. Latin America […]
"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. […]
"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 […]
"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 […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP), an IFJ affiliate, has recorded at least 72 cases of violations of the work of media and aggressions against journalists, amid the political and social crisis gripping the country. Among these assaults, was an attack by the police on photojournalist Aldair Mejía, working for EFE agency, who […]
"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 […]