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Violence Against Journalists

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Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office raids offices of digital news outlet in Manta for investigation into journalist's murder

"One month after the assassination of journalist Gerardo Delgado, [who used to work at] Ola Manta, the Montecristi Prosecutor's Office is moving forward with preliminary investigations, amid complete secrecy. According to information from the news outlet La Marea de Manabí, by a request of the Police to the Prosecutor's Office, and by order of a […]

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Haiti: Journalists Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue killed and burned while reporting

"Two of seven journalists who were reporting on Sun. Sept. 11, in the Haitian neighborhood of Cité Soleil, scene of a bloody gang clash, were killed and subsequently burned, local media reported Monday. The journalists were identified as Frantzsen Charles, who works for FS News, and Tayson Lartigue, of Tijèn Jounalis. Consulted by the EFE […]

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Four journalists injured during demonstrations in Haiti

"Three journalists were injured in Haiti - one of them by a gunshot - during demonstrations against the government, violence and fuel shortages held Wed. Sept. 7 in the capital and other cities of the country. A fourth journalist was hit by a projectile while observing from her home another protest in the city of Cap […]

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Colombia: Alleged murderer of journalists Montero and Contreras is captured

"This week, the Prosecutor's Office identified and captured the alleged perpetrator of the murder of journalists Leiner Montero Ortega and Dilia Contreras Cantillo. The murder took place on Aug. 28, on the road leading from the village of Santa Rosa de Lima to the municipal capital of Fundación, Colombia. The Prosecutor's Office (...) charged Carlos Mario […]

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Journalist who reported death threats weeks ago is killed in northern Paraguay

"A journalist who had reported a death threat weeks earlier was murdered on Tuesday [Sept. 6] in front of the radio station where he worked in Pedro Juan Caballero, a violent city located in northeastern Paraguay on the border with Brazil, a police chief reported. A person dressed in black who was traveling on a […]

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Brazil: Two of those arrested for the murder of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira had government contracts

"Jânio Freitas de Souza and Otávio da Costa Oliveira, arrested by the Brazilian Federal Police a month ago for involvement in the murder of English journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira, had government contracts during the administration of Mayor Dênis Linder Rojas de Paiva (União Brasil) of Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state. Otávio […]

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Colombian court confirms State responsibility in the murder of journalist Edison Molina, killed in 2013

"FLIP welcomes the appeals court decision of the Administrative Court of Antioquia, Colombia, confirming the responsibility of the State in the case of the murder of journalist Edison Molina. This decision was made based on the absolutely passive position adopted by the State in the face of the situation of danger faced by the journalist. […]

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Colombian Constitutional Court to review journalist's action against the National Protection Unit for personal data collection

"The Constitutional Court [of Colombia] selected for review a tutela (constitutional protection action) filed by journalist Claudia Julieta Duque against the National Protection Unit (UNP, by its Spanish acronym) for having collected, without her consent, 25,183 records through the GPS of the vehicle assigned for her protection. She claims she was a victim of illegal […]

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Brazilian president launches personal attack on female journalist during election debate

The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, offended this Sun. Aug. 28 a female journalist during the first debate between the candidates, ahead of the October presidential election. Bolsonaro accused journalist Vera Magalhaes of "lying" and "taking sides" for a question she asked and, in an ironic tone, told her that he believes the journalist has "some […]